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Erkelenz (dpa / lnw) - In the area of the opencast mine near Erkelenz, several opponents of lignite on Tuesday temporarily occupied a former house intended for demolition.
The five activists stayed for several hours on the roof of the former residential building.
Police in Aachen announced that they were rescued by rescue workers around noon.
Lützerath is one of the villages that is to give way to the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine operated by RWE Power.
One of the activists declared: "We are fighting for the preservation of the villages and the end of fossil energy production".
The gutting work on the long-vacant house has been approved, said a spokesman for the energy company. According to the coal compromise, the gradual phase-out of coal-fired power generation should be completed by the end of 2038.