There was a bad forest fire in the Bavarian community of Baierbach on Saturday - but afterwards there was good news.
- There was a bad forest fire in the Bavarian community of Baierbach on Saturday .
- A large number of fire departments were busy with the extinguishing work.
- In addition to the bad news about the forest fire, good news was also reported.
Munich - On Saturday morning , a large contingent of fire departments from Baierbach, Neufraunhofen, Georgenzell, Vilslern and Velden / Vils (district of Landshut) fought against a bad forest fire between Unterhausbach and Schlott in the municipality of Baierbach.
Bavaria: Extinguishing water had to be transported through forest at forest fire near Baierbach
The flames affected a forest area of over 1000 square meters in the middle of a large piece of forest. The Upper Bavarian comrades of the fire department Taufkirchen / Vils and Sulding (district of Erding) also supported the emergency services on site with the fire-fighting work and farmers who brought fire-fighting water to the site in liquid manure barrels.
The fire fighting water had to be transported through the forest during the forest fire near Baierbach.
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The extinguishing work was made more difficult by the fact that the extinguishing water had to be transported into the forest over long conveyor lines.
Bavaria: In addition to the bad forest fire near Baierbach, there was at least good news
First of all, the open flames were extinguished, in order to extinguish further embers, which were partly in the forest floor, with water cannons and jet pipes.
It is thanks to the work of the emergency services that an adjacent young wood could be protected from the devastating fire .
A large number of fire departments were busy with the extinguishing work.
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According to the police, there is currently an acute risk of forest fires, since even small sparks are enough to start a fire. The forest fire level is currently 3 out of 5.
Bavaria: Investigation into forest fire started
The Vilsbiburg police inspection has already started investigations into a fire at Schlott. In the morning, a farmer was apparently busy with wind damage in the affected forest . The exhaust from a chainsaw or flying sparks could have caused the fire during cutting work.
A re-fire as the cause of the fire has already been ruled out. The amount of property damage resulting from this is still unclear.
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