Hitzewelle: „Das Feuer ist gelöscht“ – Feuerwehr zieht aus Hürtgenwald ab
Vor einer Woche begann im Hürtgenwald in der Eifel der größte Brand in der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalens. Nun ziehen die Einsatzkräfte aus dem Waldgebiet ab.
A week after it began, the forest fire in Hürtgenwald has been extinguished, according to the mayor of the community, Stephan Cranen. On the municipality's website, Cranen announced, "Today we can announce with great relief that the fire is out." Hürtgenwald is the site of the largest forest fire in the history of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Cranen wrote, "The final units are currently withdrawing from the fire zone. After days of tireless effort, this is the news many people have been working and hoping for." He is aware that the sudden evacuation of houses in the Gey district on the last Friday night had been a shock. However, for the officials, the protection of people had been paramount.
Cranen praised the unity on the ground "I am infinitely grateful that neither people nor houses suffered damage," he said. The fact that they had reached this point was due to the tremendous effort of many professional and volunteer rescue workers.
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