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Forest fire extinguished above Balm near Günsberg – drought leads to a significant risk of forest fires
An unextinguished fireplace caused a forest fire above Balm near Günsberg on Wednesday morning. However, the emergency services were able to extinguish the fire in the forest floor. Due to the persistent drought, there is now a significant risk of forest fires.
The Solothurn cantonal police were informed of a possible forest fire near Balm near Günsberg on Wednesday morning. The Günsberg and Hubersdorf-Flumenthal fire brigades were deployed to extinguish the fire.
According to initial assessments, the forest floor started to burn due to an unextinguished fire and spread to about 20 square meters before the emergency services were able to bring the fire under control. The fire site was above the Balm ruins in impassable terrain near a fireplace.
According to initial assessments, the fire was caused by a fire in a fireplace that was not completely extinguished.
In addition to the fire brigades, a police patrol and a helicopter were also deployed. The fire was finally extinguished, as the Solothurn canton police write.
A helicopter was also used to extinguish the fire.
Significant risk of forest fires due to the drought
Due to the persistent drought, there is now a significant risk of forest fires in the canton of Solothurn. Since it will remain warm over the next few days, the bise is helping the soil dry out and thunderstorms can only occur locally, a reduction in the risk of forest fires is currently not foreseeable.
The persistent drought can quickly lead to a fire.
2023-06-14 21:22:02
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