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Trassenheide (dpa / mv) - The fire in a forest on Usedom triggered a fire brigade on Monday.
Witnesses had reported the fire in Trassenheide near a beach entrance in the morning, the police said.
26 firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control on the approximately 150 square meter area.
According to the police, arson cannot be ruled out.
She is looking for witnesses.
According to the Schwerin Ministry of Agriculture, there is a high risk of forest fires on the island of Usedom.
Warning level four also applies around Torgelow to Penkun - the second highest warning level.
Further to the west, in the Jasnitz, Sandhof and Mirow forestry offices, there is warning level three.
At the weekend, forest floors and bushes had already burned on a smaller area near Grabow.
A police spokesman said that after consulting the fire brigade and the forestry department, spontaneous combustion was assumed.
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In April, the risk of fire rises regularly, especially in the coniferous forests in southern Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania.
According to experts, this is also due to the fact that beeches and other deciduous trees do not yet have leaves.
That is why the sun and wind continue to dry out the forest floor.
There is also still a lot of fresh green missing on the ground.
A year ago, when it rained less in April, the risk of fire was higher.
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