Stock Photo - Rene Dahmen, head of cantonment DNF Elsenborn pictured during a press conference regarding the fire in the Hautes Fagnes between Ternell and Mutzenich, near the Belgian-German border, Tuesday 30 May 2023. More than 170 hectares of vegetation have already gone up in flames. The fire that was reportedly caused by humans started Monday evening and is still not under control. Belgian firefighters are being assisted by German colleagues and civil protection. They are equipped with a drone to monitor the area and the spread of the flames, a firefighting helicopter is expected to intervene later in this hard-to-reach area. BELGA PHOTO JOHN THYS.