Waldbrand in Gohrischheide: Fire brigade fights against explosive inferno!

Waldbrand in Gohrischheide: Fire brigade fights against explosive inferno!

Gohrischheide, Deutschland - Today, on July 2, 2025, the fire brigade has been fighting against a forest fire in Gohrischheide in the Meißen district since Tuesday afternoon. The fire spread out on a former military training area, in the immediate vicinity of a explosive space of the ordnance disposal service. This dangerous situation forces the emergency services to adhere to a distance of 1,000 meters to the fire zone in order to minimize the risk of ammunition explosions, such as MDR reported.

The affected area now extends over around 700 by 700 meters and has quickly increased in the evening to almost 50 hectares, such as the

smoke development over the forest is considerable; Large clouds of smoke are visible from afar and even detonations can be heard. In view of the dangers and the current fire, the railway line between Riesa and Falkenberg remains closed as a precaution, so that there is no train traffic except for freight trains.

In Germany, statistics on forest fires have been recorded by the federal states since the 1970s and merged into a nationwide database. This information, which is also accessible about BLE , are crucial for risk assessment and the forward-looking planning to avoid future forest fires. The forest fulfills a variety of functions, be it as a recreation area, nature reserve or as an economically used area. A good preservation and protection of this valuable resource is also of great importance in view of the growing population in Germany.