Wildfires trigger explosions of buried World War I and World War II munitions
Wildfires have exposed and detonated unexploded bombs and mines from the World Wars.
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Why it matters
Firefighters and nearby communities face additional explosive hazards during wildfire response.
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- Wildfires expose - and detonate - buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII ↗stcatharinesstandard.ca · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC
- Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from world wars ↗sana.sy · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC
- Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII ↗redlandsdailyfacts.com · Recorded source date: Aug 23, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC
- Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII ↗presstelegram.com · Recorded source date: Aug 23, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC
- Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII ↗whittierdailynews.com · Recorded source date: Aug 23, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC
- Wildfires expose bombs left over from world wars | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ↗arkansasonline.com · Recorded source date: Aug 23, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC
- Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII ↗wwaytv3.com · Article published: Aug 23, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC
- Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs, mines from WWI and WWII ↗columbian.com · Recorded source date: Aug 23, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
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