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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James C. Reynolds

Fire rips through ex-tank range in German heatwave - but can’t be put out due to unexploded bombs

Firefighters in Germany were powerless to extinguish a blaze at a former Soviet tank firing range as the blaze set off unexploded ordnance just miles from the site of a major festival.

Specialised firefighting robots and a bomb squad joined firefighters at Müritz National Park, around 60 miles north of Berlin, after the fire began to spread as a record-breaking heatwave swept Europe.

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