FOUND: Buried wwii munitions in belgium could explode as underground peat fires continue | Mind Blowing Facts

• Concerns are rising that buried Second World War munitions in Belgium's High Fens nature reserve could detonate as underground peat fires continue to smoulder.
• The wildfires, considered the worst in Belgium's recent history, destroyed approximately 30 square kilometres of the nature reserve.
• Forestry officials warned that deep peat fires burning without oxygen or smoke could resurface over the coming weeks or months.
• The area was a major battlefield during the Battle of the Bulge, leaving unexploded ammunition buried underground that previously caused an explosion 15 years ago.
• Around 600 residents near Waimes and Bütgenbach in Liège province were evacuated on Saturday 15 August.

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