# Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany

https://mins.news/en/video/23617

- Reuters, 2026-08-16 18:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0vQoOK6Spc

> Firefighters worked through the night against Belgium’s largest recorded wildfire. Local authorities said it had scorched 7,400 acres and was advancing towards the German border.

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