District: Number of firefighters to be increased
Created: 06/19/2022, 16:48
Firefighters stand together to discuss the operation.
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According to the district, more firefighters are needed to fight the forest fire in Treuenbrietzen.
The number of forces should be increased from 500 to 750, said the spokeswoman for the district, Andrea Metzler.
Forces from other federal states would also have to be requested, she said.
Another forest fire also broke out near Beelitz on Sunday in the same district.
Potsdam/Treuenbrietzen - "Gusty winds fan all fires again and again," said Forest Fire Protection Officer Raimund Engel on Sunday afternoon.
He spoke of two “major damage situations”.
In addition, the area in Treuenbrietzen is loaded with ammunition, making the work of the emergency services more difficult.
"A lot has already gone up," said district spokeswoman Metzler about the area contaminated with ordnance.
A 200 hectare piece of pine forest is burning there.
Bundeswehr fire-fighting helicopters help with firefighting.
400 hectares of forest had already burned there in 2018.
On Sunday, the districts of Frohnsdorf, Tiefenbrunnen and Klausdorf were evacuated, according to the district spokeswoman, 620 people were affected.
dpa
