Berlin. Big Fire The flames that erupted yesterday in the Grunewald forest west of the German capital reached the facilities of the military unit and the ammunition depots located in it. According to local eyewitnesses, strong explosions were heard from the forest yesterday, possibly from ammunition.

deafening explosions

The danger of further explosions and flying fragments prevented the fire brigade from approaching the source. fire in the camp, and firefighters are forced to stay more than a kilometer away from the source of the explosions. “We are dealing with a fire at an ammunition depot. Everything stored there is flammable and can cause a powerful explosion. A lot of ammunition is stored there, but also flares. We are optimistic that the most dangerous projectiles and large-caliber projectiles were stored properly, that is, deeper and in air-conditioned rooms, in steel boxes, ”said a representative of the Berlin fire department.

In the burning camp ammunition depot, not a single house is in danger.

Security cord

“The forest has completely dried up due to the heat that has hit the area in the past few days, as well as the lack of rain,” said a spokesman for the Berlin local government’s environmental agency. Although the fire department assessed that there was no danger to nearby residential buildings in this wealthy suburb of the capital, the fire department set up a protective cordon with fire engines every 1 km to immediately deal with the possible spread of fire. to a residential area.