Fire brigade looking for smouldering nests after forest fire near Plauen

After the forest fire in the east of Plauen, the cause of the fire has not yet been clarified. It will be investigated in all directions, said a police spokeswoman. At present, no cause can be ruled out. Search for embers Even on the day after the fire, firefighters were still at the scene of the fire on Wednesday.

They were trying to detect and extinguish possible pockets of embers, a spokeswoman for the fire brigade said. At night, the affected area had been checked at regular intervals with a thermal imaging camera. Half a hectare of forest burned down The fire site was located on federal highway 173 near the Plauen Ost motorway entrance. The alarm was received by the control centre shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to the fire brigade, an area of 4,500 to 5,000 square meters was affected. However, the spread of the fire could have been stopped. The use was difficult because there was only one access route through which the supply of extinguishing water could take place. Several large tank extinguishing vehicles were driven in shuttle traffic for this purpose.

Approximately 100 emergency personnel with several firefighting trains were deployed. The fire caused a lot of smoke to develop. Residents should keep windows and doors closed and turn off ventilation and air conditioning. The residents were also informed about the warning app Nina.

Second forest fire within six weeks Already in August there was a large forest fire near Plauen. At that time, about seven hectares of forest burned in rough terrain. Firefighters were on duty for a week to bring the fire completely under control. MDR (kk)/dpa