Wildfires across Europe detonate forgotten World War bombs

geox 25 points 2 comments August 22, 2026
www.independent.co.uk · View on Hacker News

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CGMthrowaway

Specifically, “a few sporadic detonations” were recently heard in Belgium. Aside from that, France says a wildfire uncovered a cache of suspected WWII-era ammunition, which did not detonate. No specific reports of any weapons exploding in Germany or Holland either. Slovakia removed and buried two naval mines for a controlled explosion (not wildfire related) and Germany and Hungary each found a bomb as well (not wildfire related). The subheadline "High heat has caused several weapons to explode in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands" is not fully supported by the article or the facts.

pvaldes

So the list continues... Biggest wildfire in the history of Belgium, 2026. Sweden is the next in the chain of attacks, they should be extra alert

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