Agricultural fields are burning: Firefighters and farmers are fighting the flames
Created: 07/03/2022, 16:05
By: Felix Herz
Fields the size of three football pitches are on fire in the Coburg district.
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For reasons that have not yet been explained, a fire broke out in agricultural fields during harvesting work.
It spread quickly.
Meeder – Drama in the district of Coburg: During harvest work,
news5.de
reports , a fire broke out on agricultural fields in Meeder.
It spread quickly due to the drought this Sunday, July 3rd.
Fields the size of three football pitches quickly caught fire, according to the report.
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Fields are on fire: the fire brigade and farmers are trying to put them out
It's been dry these days, all of Bavaria can look forward to high summer temperatures.
In contrast to the severe storms on Thursday evening, which mainly swept across the south of the Free State, the sun shone continuously on the first weekend in July.
But this also harbors a danger: the forests, fields and meadows dry out quickly - the perfect breeding ground for devastating fires.
This is what happened in Meeder, where a fire broke out in agricultural fields.
Numerous firefighters were on site.
They were supported by farmers who tried to fight the fire with water barrels.
The fire broke out while a combine was working.
Furrows were dug in the ground to limit the spread of the flames.
They're supposed to limit the fire.
(fhz)
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