German fire brigade called out to several wildfires in western state

NAMPA / DPA
2025-04-12
Düsseldorf (dpa) - Firefighters were called out to combat several forest fires in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Saturday, with some requiring large-scale operations. Sundern in the Sauerland region was worst hit, with a fire raging in an inaccessible wooded region covering some 20,000 square metres, according to a spokesman for the Sundern fire brigade. Firefighters brought the wildfire under control by evening, he said. Work put......
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