Belgium races to tame wildfire creeping towards Germany

Phys.org and RTE News (Ireland) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedWater-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swathes of a hard-to-reach nature reserve near the German border.

What changedRTE News (Ireland) frames it as "Belgium races to tame wildfire creeping towards Germany". Phys.org frames it as "Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping toward Germany".

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Still Watching. RTE News (Ireland) frames it as "Belgium races to tame wildfire creeping towards Germany". Phys.org frames it as "Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping toward Germany".

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Aug 16, 10:30 PM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

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RTE News (Ireland)1h ago

Belgium races to tame wildfire creeping towards Germany

Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swathes of a hard-to-reach nature reserve...

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Phys.org4h ago

Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping toward Germany

Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which has scorched vast swaths of a hard-to-reach nature r...

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