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Berlin police forces in Grunewald (photo from August 4)
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After the major fire in Berlin's Grunewald, the police are considering controlled demolitions at the detonation site there.
According to a statement, forensic technology specialists are currently examining smaller ordnance found on the site.
A decision is then made as to whether the items can still be transported and stored.
If this is not the case, they are blown up on site in a controlled manner.
"As of today, isolated controlled explosions could occur that could be heard acoustically by residents," it said.
Fire at times on around 50 hectares
Almost two weeks ago, for reasons that are still unclear, there were explosions at the police detonation site, where World War II bombs and confiscated fireworks are stored.
They triggered a major fire, in the meantime it was burning in the forest area on about 50 hectares.
The risk of other objects stored at the blast site exploding prevented the emergency services from getting closer to the center of the fire for a long time.
In the past week, helicopters were able to support the extinguishing work from the air for the first time.
However, there is still a smaller restricted area, which unauthorized persons are not allowed to enter.
The Avus motorway (A 115) was temporarily closed due to the fire, and train traffic was also interrupted.
Last week, the fire brigade then announced that it would gradually withdraw the emergency services.
A fire watch stayed at the scene until Sunday.
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