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Forest fire on the Nordkette: who has to pay now?

Numerous helicopter flights and the deployment of many firefighters were necessary to bring the fire under control.(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

There is still a fire on Innsbruck's Nordkette mountain range! Embers were discovered again on Tuesday. At the same time, the investigation into what happened is beginning: A report is being submitted to the public prosecutor's office, the costs incurred as a result of the operation and damage are being collected, and the question of who will pay for them also needs to be clarified.

150 firefighters on the first day and another 80 on the third, four helicopters and lots of equipment were needed to fight the fire on Innsbruck's Nordkette mountain range at around 1500 meters above sea level. On Monday afternoon, the fire department initially reported "fire out", but a check flight on Tuesday showed that there were still pockets of embers.