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Forest fire in Thale almost extinguished: Dramatic deployment of the fire department!
Forest fire in Thale, Lower Saxony: 150 firefighters deployed, fire area 2,000 m², extinguishing work is underway.
Forest fire in Thale almost extinguished: Dramatic deployment of the fire department!
There was a fierce fire last night in Thale, in the Harz district. A forest fire on the Lindenberg caused extensive damage and employed around 150 emergency services from Thale and the surrounding regions. The fire, which covered an area of around 2,000 square meters, was largely extinguished around 9 p.m. after intensive extinguishing measures, but the follow-up work continued into the night. While the fire brigade fought in several sections, a warning about heavy smoke development had to be issued via the Nina warning app. A total of almost 200 firefighters were on duty on Tuesday evening to get the fire under control.
The difficult-to-access area on the Tannenkopf presented the emergency services with major challenges. In order to fight the flames efficiently, both drones and a firefighting aircraft were mobilized. The latter was filled with extinguishing water in Hasselfelde and released water every 20 minutes - but without the use of a fire retardant retardant. How AZ Online reports, the last use of the firefighting aircraft was at 8:45 p.m. when the flames were almost completely contained. Nevertheless, there were a few embers that kept flaring up, which led the fire department to assume that the fire could only be put out until Wednesday evening.
Peak forest fire danger
There is currently a high risk of forest fires in the region. In Saxony-Anhalt the forest fire danger level is at level 4, while the Wittenberg district has the highest warning level. These circumstances underline the urgency of the situation and the fire department's efforts to act quickly and efficiently. How MDR mentioned, the fire often breaks out in places with dead wood, which makes fighting the fire even more difficult.
Meanwhile, the Harz narrow-gauge railway ensures that diesel trains are used on some sections in order to maintain regular operations, despite the challenges posed by fire brigade operations. However, the situation on Lindenberg and the dangers from possible further fires remain tense. The fire department will continue to be on site to monitor and combat the smallest embers.
The public is asked to remain vigilant and take information about the risk of forest fires seriously. Given this current situation, it is important to heed the warnings and exercise caution. At a time when nature is so easily set ablaze, it is up to us to take responsibility and act wisely.