Nearly 3,000 Hectares Ravaged: Fire in Eastern Belgium Under Control, Active Surveillance Continues
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Despite an improvement in the situation in the forest fire area in eastern Belgium, the local authorities strongly warn against entering the nature reserve Hohes Venn. A stay in the affected areas is "still dangerous", the competent authorities of the province of Liège informed on Friday. Thus, fire stoves could flare up again in the ground, trees and branches fall down and continue to occur harmful flue gases. According to the reports, around 1…
The fire that ravaged eastern Belgium since Friday 14 August 2026 is finally under control, the authorities announced. However, surveillance remains more than necessary.
In the Hohe Venn an area of about 3200 hectares is affected. The fire is currently under control, but the work is still difficult due to the weather and the underground burning peat. All developments in the live blog.
The fire started in the Hautes Fagnes nature park, near the German border, due to unknown causes. The flames mobilized about 500 firefighters, supported by aerial means from various European countries.
Inc ndio broke out last Friday in the Belgian nature park of the Hautes Fagnes.
The fire in the Hautes Fagnes Nature Reserve calcined 3,000 hectares, an area equivalent to half of Manhattan. Seven aircraft from four countries supported the extinction efforts.
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