Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Authorities in northeast Germany issued evacuation orders Friday as a forest fire consumed nearly 1,000 acres and periodically set off munitions left behind during World War II.
The blaze, sparked Thursday near Berlin in the state of Brandenburg, forced about 540 people from their homes in one nearby village. The villages of Tiefenbrunnen, Klausdorf and Frohnsdorf were evacuated, the latter of which was deemed safe Friday evening.