Huge forest fire in Italy and Austria – pictures show apocalyptic scenes. 6.5 hectares of forest destroyed at the weekend.
180 firefighters fought the flames. Investigations are currently underway to determine the cause of the fire. “The challenge is that there are also residential areas and individual farmsteads on the Sillianerberg,” reported Franz Brunner, fire department inspector for the Lienz district, in an interview with ORF. “If the fire had developed in the wrong direction, it could have ended badly,’ said Brunner.