A forest fire near to the municipality of Hürtgenwald caused 1,800 to flee their homes when the flames approached the town on Thursday night. Intensive firefighting operations were ongoing on Friday.
All residents of the Gey district in the municipality of Hürtgenwald in North Rhine-Westphalia have been evacuated due to a nearby wildfire.
A spokeswoman for the district of Düren confirmed to the German Press Agency that residents of the district had all left their houses and apartments. Around 1,800 people live in Gey.
The fire continues to spread through the nearby forest. Hundreds of hectares have burned so far.
On Thursday night the fire had come within 200 metres of the district of Gey, triggering evacuations of local residencies.
