monde300 hectaresThe fire, the largest in North Rhine-Westphalia's history, burned 300 hectares✓ Confirmed · 3 sources

Wildfire controlled after five days in Hürtgenwald forest, Germany

Firefighters controlled the blaze that ravaged the Hürtgenwald forest near Aachen.

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The fire, the largest in North Rhine-Westphalia's history, burned 300 hectares.

No casualties were reported, but monitoring operations continue.

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