Belgian minister visits Hautes Fagnes a month after wildfire scorched 3,000+ hectares

Interior Minister Bernard Quintin toured the Hautes Fagnes nature reserve in Liège province, a month after a wildfire destroyed over 3,000 hectares of vegetation. The visit assessed local emergency response and environmental damage. The fire's cause and full recovery timeline remain uncertain, but the scale underscores wildfire risk in temperate European peatlands.