# LIVE: Wildfire closes in on residential area in Germany

https://mins.news/en/video/22071

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 10:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEiC4U6lHBE

> A wildfire is approaching a residential area near Cologne. Local authorities said more than 2,000 people evacuated their homes in western Germany after a blaze near the Belgian border spread toward a village.

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