Thuringia: burn forest and fields in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld/Saale (dpa/th) - In Saalfeld/Saale (Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district), five hectares of forest and fields caught fire. The fire on Friday afternoon was caused by flying sparks when working with a combine harvester, the police said on Saturday. The fire spread from the field edge to a harvested field, a not yet harvested field and a forest. According to the information, it was deleted by the evening. 170 firefighters with 39 vehicles were deployed in the Braunsdorf district. There was damage of 39,000 euros.