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After fire in Waldaschaff: Firefighters find injured sheep during checks in the forest
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsWaldaschaff wildfire spreads across nearly 29 hectares
Aug 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: infranken.de
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- The fire was reported at around 4:20 p.m. on August 15 and, according to the fire service, spread from initially about five to nearly 29 hectares.
- Up to 600 personnel from various organizations were on site, while three police helicopters dropped firefighting water, according to district fire chief Markus Fischer.
- Houses initially had to be evacuated, but residents were able to return after the situation was deemed safe, according to the district fire chief.
- The operation continued on Sunday morning; the fire was no longer flaring up, according to the fire service, while crews were to locate and extinguish smoldering hotspots.
The fire is no longer spreading, but it must now be completely extinguished.— Markus Fischer, district fire chief for the Aschaffenburg district, said on Saturday evening (August 15, 2026).
The largest forest fire in the history of the Aschaffenburg district has been extinguished.
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Paid articlePaywall That the Waldaschaff forest fire didn't become a catastrophe wasn't luck. It was skill.
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Bavaria battles flames: Hundreds of emergency personnel on continuous duty battling forest fires
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Waldaschaff: Forest fire likely caused by electric fence battery: Up to 1,000 emergency personnel have been battling a massive forest fire near Waldaschaff since ...
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Causes of fires in Rechtenbach and Waldaschaff determined: The causes of the fires in Rechtenbach and Waldaschaff have been determined, the police report.
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Hundreds of firefighters battle forest fires in Bavaria: Forest fires kept firefighters busy in the Free State over the weekend. They battled the flames in the ...
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Forest fire requires 1,000 emergency personnel - | Injured sheep rescued during mop-up operations
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Forest fire operation near Waldaschaff almost over: District fire chief satisfied
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Forest fire in Lower Franconia under control - | several firefighters injured in major operation
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This is how often there were forest and brush fires in our region this summer.: The summer was hot and dry, the risk of forest fires high. We show striking fires ...
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Smell of smoke in Wertheim, but no fire: Wertheim fire department assumes that the smoke from the major fire in Waldaschaff was blown into the city.
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Several forest fires in the region - | the current situation
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💥🏧 Geldautomat in Waldaschaff gesprengt: Gegen drei Uhr nachts detonierte ein Automat in einer Sparkassenfiliale im Erdgeschoss eines Wohn- und ... Show more
ATM blown up in savings bank branch: Perpetrator escapes undetected: An ATM was blown up in a savings bank branch in Waldaschaff on Wednesday night ...
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Paid articlePaywall Aschaffenburg District: Sparkasse ATM blown up - | Perpetrators flee: An ATM exploded in the Aschaffenburg district in the middle of the night. Apparently ...
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One injured and a wrecked car after accident on A3: After an accident on Tuesday afternoon, the A3 motorway towards Würzburg was briefly completely closed.
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Accident on wet road - | Driver injured: The rain-soaked road likely proved fatal for a driver on the A3 near Waldaschaff.
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Paid articlePaywall Returnee is the star transfer: Oberliga newcomer KSV Waldaschaff has completed squad planning
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Paid articlePaywall Election results in Waldaschaff: CSU loses a seat, citizens' list gains: Tie in Waldaschaff: The CSU has eight council members, and the Waldaschaff ...
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Paid articlePaywall After serious attack on man in Waldaschaff: Police search for suspected weapon: After a 31-year-old man was seriously injured in an attack on his way home from ...
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Truck accident on the A3 is currently causing massive traffic jams: There are currently massive traffic disruptions on the A3 in the direction of Würzburg ...
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You can find lots of pictures of the storming of the town hall in Aschaffenburg here: 02/14/2026 - | Aschaffenburg - | Town Hall Storm And here you can see the parade in Waldaschaff: |~1~|
Intensive Ermittlungen wegen versuchter Tötung in Waldaschaff: Nachdem ein 31-Jähriger am 14. Februar auf dem Nachhauseweg von einer Faschingsveranstaltung in ...
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After attack on man in Waldaschaff during Carnival - | Witnesses sought: After a 31-year-old man was seriously injured in an attack on his way home from the ...
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Truck fire on the A3: Traffic jam on Wednesday morning: A truck fire on the A3 towards Würzburg caused traffic disruptions for several hours on Wednesday morning ...
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Waldaschaff: Attempted killing after party - | Police launch search operation: On his way home from a carnival party, a man in Franconia was brutally attacked ...
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Seriously injured: Unknown assailants beat man after carnival event in Waldaschaff
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Flyer fail in the election campaign: How Waldaschaff citizens can win over voters through a mistake
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Paid articlePaywall Criminal investigation department investigates after attack in the Aschaffenburg district - | and is looking for these witnesses
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Seven US soldiers injured in accident on the A3 near Waldaschaff: Seven US soldiers were injured, some seriously, in a traffic accident on the A3 motorway near ...
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Heavy Snowfall on the A3 near Waldaschaff Causes Disaster for Several Trucks: The heavy snowfall on Sunday evening and into Monday morning caused problems for ...
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Cup winner and "almost doping offender": Herbert Hoos from Waldaschaff talks about his Bundesliga career
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Paid articlePaywall Kickers Offenbach parts ways with Waldaschaff's Christian Hock: Christian Hock, who comes from Waldaschaff, has lost his job as sporting director at Kickers ...
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Paid articlePaywall Porsche crashes into guardrail on the A3 near Waldaschaff: Kilometer-long traffic jam
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How Julia Fuchs from Waldaschaff trains 109 children and young people alongside her studies
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Paid articlePaywall Seven injured after two accidents on the A3: A total of seven people were injured, two seriously, in two consecutive accidents on the A3 near Waldschaff on ...
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Accident in Waldaschaff: man falls eight meters through stairwell banister: A serious accident at work has occurred in the district of Aschaffenburg ...
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A3 near Waldaschaff: Lost rear box triggers three-hour full closure: Drivers on the A3 needed a lot of patience on Saturday. A lost rear box caused a southbound ...
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Aschaffenburg district: Dead couple found in Lower Franconia - son makes gruesome discovery
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Traffic jam after truck fire on the A3 near Waldaschaff: A truck caught fire on the A3 in the direction of Würzburg on Friday morning.
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Trailer loaded with eggs catches fire on the A3: A truck trailer loaded with eggs caught fire on the A3 in Lower Franconia. The A3 near Waldaschaff ...
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Photos from the weekend: Rock carnival in Niedernberg, carnival parades in Waldaschaff and Frammersbach and more
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One seriously injured after an accident on the A3 near Waldaschaff: A man was seriously injured in a traffic accident on the A3 near Waldaschaff in the direction ...
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BMW rolls over several times: driver seriously injured: A BMW rolled over several times in a traffic accident on the A3 near Waldaschaff on Sunday evening ...
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Ford goes up in flames on the A3 near Waldaschaff: A Ford is now only worth scrap after a vehicle fire on the A3 near Waldaschaff.
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Serious accident on the A3 between Waldaschaff and Weibersbrunn: truck tips over on its side
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Waldaschaff fears for several jobs - | but the most important player remains silent
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Paid articlePaywall The accident on the A3 on Wednesday evening kept the emergency services busy all night - | more about it in our video.
Cabin whispers: Can Adanir in conversation with Julius Schröck from HSG Aschafftal
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BMW just scrap after accident on the A3: The rain-soaked road proved fatal for a BMW driver on the A3 near Bessenbach early on Wednesday morning.
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Accident in the morning: A3 enclosure near Hösbach closed for around an hour: The A3 motorway enclosure near Hösbach was closed for around an hour after a ...
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Marcel Staskiewitz from Waldaschaff is Germany's best young beekeeper: Marcel Staskiewitz is 22 years old and completed his training as an animal scientist ...
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