Karow (dpa/sa) – The fire in a so-called straw dieme in Karow (Jerichower Land) caused property damage of around 22,500 euros. A dieme is a pile of straw, for example, that is built in the field during harvest. About 450 bales of straw were in the heap in Jerichower Land. According to the first findings, the fire was intentionally set on Monday night, the police said. investigations are ongoing. About 35 firefighters were involved in the extinguishing operation.
Because of the great drought, forest fire danger level three currently applies in Jerichower Land. A harvested wheat field caught fire in Biedritz (Jerichower Land) on Sunday for reasons that are still unclear. Due to heavy smoke development and the direction of the fire, district road 1217 had to be completely closed. A total of five hectares of stubble burned down. 110 firefighters were involved in extinguishing the fire.