Coverage dated August 3, 2022

Fire triggered by explosions spreads in Berlin city forest

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

A large fire has broke out in one of Berlin’s biggest forests, triggered by several explosions that took place at an ammunition dump inside the forest. Around 100 firefighters are

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Fire triggered by explosions spreads in Berlin city forest (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A large fire has broke out in one of Berlin’s biggest forests, triggered by several explosions that took place at an ammunition dump inside the forest. Around 100 firefighters are

  2. Digital Journal

    Blasts ring out as fires rage in Berlin forest (opens Digital Journal)

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    A huge fire broke out Thursday in a popular forest in western Berlin next to a police munitions storage site, sending plumes of smoke into the skies and

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Fire breaks out in Berlin forest after blast at bomb disposal site (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Nadine Schmidt, CNN A large fire broke out on Thursday morning in one of Berlin’s biggest city forests — the Grunewald — following several explosions at a police-run munitions disposal site inside the forest. The blaze spread across 15,000 square meters (3.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Berlin forest fire triggered by WWII ammunition dump blasts (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Explosions at a WWII bomb disposal site ignited a blaze in one of Berlin’s biggest city forests.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Fire triggered by explosions rages in big Berlin city forest (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A large fire triggered by explosions at an ammunition dump raged Thursday in a major Berlin urban forest on one of the German capital's hottest days so far this year.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: Fire, explosions at Berlin police munitions facility | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Firefighters have responded to a blaze in the upscale Grunewald forest in the west of the German capital. A police munitions facility was affected and emergency services reported explosions at the scene.

  7. The Guardian

    Series of explosions hamper attempts to tackle Berlin forest fire (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Firefighters struggle to contain blaze that began at munitions site used to store second world war bombs

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