Overview
- A field fire between Hohenleuben and Loitsch consumed roughly 27 hectares of land according to the Greiz district authorities.
- Twelve local fire departments were deployed and officials said nearly all tank-capable units in the district were called in to fight the blaze.
- Limited on-site water forced crews to set up a shuttle from Hohenleuben to supply tankers during suppression operations.
- Firefighters protected a cow barn with about 2,000 animals and an adjacent forest after flames reached close to the barn's straw pile.
- Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital, and police fire-cause investigators will now probe the origin of the blaze while local leaders note strain on rural firefighting resources.