Wildfires expose and detonate buried World War explosives
Wildfires have exposed and detonated bombs and mines buried from World War I and World War II.
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Why it matters
Explosions create additional hazards for firefighters, residents and evacuation areas.
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- Wildfires expose - and detonate - buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII ↗therecord.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC
- Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands ↗abc11.com · Article published: Aug 22, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC
- Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands ↗abc7.com · Article published: Aug 22, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC
- Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands ↗abc13.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC
- Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands ↗abc7ny.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC
- Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands ↗abc7news.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC
- Europe fires: Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII in France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands ↗abc7chicago.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC
- European wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from past wars ↗cbsnews.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC
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