Forest fires in the Linderhof border area: The border crossing to Reutte is still closed. The reason is several forest fires.

According to the Tyrol State Police Department, a 36-year-old Austrian is suspected. He confessed to having started several fires with his lighter or lit cigarettes on Thursday. Some of the fires had penetrated into impassable terrain. This made extinguishing work very difficult for the fire brigade. At 7 p.m., firefighting work on the ground and from the air had to be stopped for the time being.