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Fire in Nature Reserve: First Suspected Cause of Fire in the High Venn

Summary by Tagesschau
About 3,000 hectares were destroyed by the forest fire in the nature reserve Hohes Venn. Now authorities are investigating whether the fire might have been triggered by an agricultural machine.

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For the first time, the Belgian authorities have expressed a suspicion as to how the fire disaster in the east of the country could occur. Meanwhile, the fire brigade is still fighting against the embers of the fire on an historic scale.

·Hamburg, Germany
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About 3,000 hectares were destroyed by the forest fire in the nature reserve Hohes Venn. Now authorities are investigating whether the fire might have been triggered by an agricultural machine.

·Hamburg, Germany
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A fire in the nature reserve Hohes Venn in Belgium destroyed 3,000 hectares of land. According to investigators, an agricultural device could have caused the fire.

·Germany
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More than 3,000 hectares of nature reserve have burned down in the High Fens. Follow all updates here regarding one of the largest wildfires ever in our country.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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The Belgian justice system has indications that the large wildfire in the High Fens was caused by an agricultural machine. According to the Liège Public Prosecutor's Office, this is evident from the initial findings of the investigation. The Public Prosecutor's Office is not disclosing how the agricultural machine could have caused the fire. However, images were previously published online showing an agricultural machine in the area that was rep…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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RTBF broke the news on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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