德国西部靠近比利时边境的Hürtgen森林发生大规模野火，当局表示火势已基本稳定并未进一步蔓延[1]。这场火灾造成约1800人被迫离开家园[1]，火焰一度接近某村庄不到300米[1]，成为北莱茵-威斯特法伦州历史上最大的森林火灾[1]。
约1400名消防员参与扑救工作[1]，受影响面积至少200公顷，可能接近300公顷[1]。火灾中共有5人受伤，其中4人为救援人员[1]。警方呼吁公众提供关于火灾起因的信息[1]，被疏散居民暂时无法返回家园[1]。
Hürtgen森林曾是二战期间美国历史上最长的单场战役地点，地下仍残留未爆炸的二战弹药[1]。
A major forest fire in the Hürtgen forest near Germany's border with Belgium has been brought under control, according to firefighting authorities [1]. Approximately 1,800 residents were forced to evacuate their homes as flames advanced to within less than 300 meters of nearby villages [1]. The blaze, which affected an area of at least 200 hectares and possibly approaching 300 hectares, represents the largest forest fire in the history of North Rhine-Westphalia state [1].
The response involved around 1,400 firefighters working to contain the spread [1]. Five people were injured during the operation, including four rescue workers [1]. While authorities stated the fire has become "basically stabilized" and is no longer advancing, displaced residents remain unable to return to their homes at present [1]. Police have appealed to the public for information about the cause of the fire [1]. The Hürtgen forest holds historical significance as the site of the longest single battle in American military history during World War II, with unexploded ordnance from that conflict remaining underground in the area [1].