According to the police, there have been three forest fires and other fires in the Ostprignitz Ruppin district in the past few days.
First of all, a fire broke out on Friday in a forest area near the clinic in Lindow (Mark), which spread over an area of ​​three hectares.
The surrounding fire brigades could have extinguished the fire quickly with 120 emergency services. There was also a fire in a small area on Friday in a forest on the local road between Wusterhausen/Dosse and Bantikow. The fire brigade was able to quickly extinguish the flames with 45 emergency services.
Also on Friday afternoon, a one-hectare wasteland between the Neuruppin districts of Nietwerder and Radensleben caught fire. According to current knowledge, the cause was flying sparks through a stone in the mower of a working machine, the police reported.
The fire brigade was able to extinguish the fire with a good 30 forces. At the same time, a small part of a meadow caught fire in Kyritz, probably caused by a discarded cigarette butt, according to the police. The fire brigade was able to extinguish the flames quickly and prevent a large fire.
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According to the information, on Saturday evening there was a fire in a piece of forest on the road between Gühlen-Glienicke and Pfalzheim over an area of ​​around a thousand square meters. The fire was quickly extinguished.
In all cases, criminal charges were filed on suspicion of negligent arson, the police reported. Concrete indications of persons who could have caused the fires are not yet available.
The Brandenburg fire brigades are currently in action. A major fire broke out in Gohrischheide in Saxony on Thursday and spread towards Mühlberg in Brandenburg on Friday. More than 800 hectares were at times in flames. In the meantime, two towns in Bad Liebenwerda had been evacuated. Firefighters are still busy putting out the fire.
