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The dispute over the Hambacher Forst has been smoldering for years (picture of the clearance of a forest squatter camp from 2012)
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A man was injured in a fire in a tree house in the Hambach Forest.
He was hospitalized with burns, the police said.
Details of the cause of the fire and the identity of the injured were initially unclear.
The fire was not extinguished until late Monday evening.
"Barricades on the paths are a major obstacle to the fire-fighting work," said a police spokesman.
The Hambach Forest in North Rhine-Westphalia is a symbol of the dispute between climate protectors and the coal industry.
There are frequent incidents in the area.
The vigil tent at Hambacher Forst was only burned out at the end of December.
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