# Firefighters Battle Large Wildfire Near Belgian-German Border

https://mins.news/en/item/23443

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-16 11:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/firefighters-in-belgium-battle-large-blaze-near-german-border?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8198436576f900016f68f3

> Emergency crews worked Sunday to contain a major wildfire in eastern Belgium. The blaze has destroyed about 2,700 hectares of a nature reserve and prompted the evacuation of roughly 600 residents near the German border.

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