A wildfire broke out in the Paaskamp nature reserve in Witten just after midnight. According to a spokesman for the fire service, an area of at least fifty meters is on fire.
An NL Alert has been issued due to smoke development.
Firefighters from the surrounding area have been called in to extinguish the fire. According to a bystander, the fire is spreading quickly.
According to the fire service, this is the area near the shooting range. It is not known how the fire started.