Large Use: Several Forest Fires in the Iron Ore Region

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The fire brigades in the Leoben area are currently particularly required: fires broke out in several places, up to eight helicopters were standing or are standing in the Löscheinsatz. The forest fire danger is currently high to very high in Styria. On Monday evening it started: There the fire brigade Eisenerz was alarmed to a forest fire in a steep rock wall above the Leopoldsteinersee. A lightning strike had set a tree on fire there. Due to the…

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After a lightning strike in Eisenerz, there was a forest fire there on Monday. For days, the operatives were busy with the extinguishing work. On Monday evening, the fire department Eisenerz was alerted to a forest fire in the steep rock wall above the Leopoldsteinersee. "A lightning strike had set a tree on fire there. Due to the inaccessible location, an operation was only possible from the air. On the same evening, around 5,000 liters of exti…

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The fire brigades in the Leoben district have been in operation since Tuesday to combat several forest fires. The danger of forest fire is currently high in Styria and throughout Austria. Announced storms make extinguishing work in the mountains more difficult.