Europe’s wildfires are exposing a hidden danger: unexploded WWII bombs
- When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz National Park of north-eastern Germany in July, it was no routine firefighting job.
- Bomb disposal teams had to work alongside firefighters because the forest floor is contaminated with cold war-era munitions.
- Crews could not approach parts of the blaze directly for fear of detonations.
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- When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz National Park of north-eastern Germany in July, it was no routine firefighting job.
- Bomb disposal teams had to work alongside firefighters because the forest floor is contaminated with cold war-era munitions.
- Crews could not approach parts of the blaze directly for fear of detonations.
Sources: The Independent