Germany: Fire, explosions at Berlin police munitions facility

Firefighters have responded to a blaze in the upscale Grunewald forest in the west of the German capital. A police munitions facility was affected and emergency services reported explosions at the scene.

A fire broke out in Berlin's Grunewald forest early on Thursday following an explosion at a police munitions detonation site, with the German capital still facing searing summer temperatures.

Berlin's firefighting service announced the blaze on Twitter, saying "there is currently a fire in Grunewald and explosions are taking place."

The threat of further explosions and flying debris meant firefighters were hampered from systematically extinguishing the fire, with personnel forced to keep a distance of a kilometer (more than half a mile) from the flames.

"The situation is dangerous,'' Thomas Kirstein from the department told reporters, urging residents to stay away from the forest. The fire department has called in reinforcements, including military specialists.

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