Heatwave has led to '500% increase' in wildfires in some areas, fire service says

Some parts of England have seen a near 500 per cent increase in wildfires in August compared with 2021 due to the heatwave.

Heatwave has led to a near 500% increase in wildfires this month compared to 2021, says fire service

Firefighters contain a wildfire that encroached on nearby homes in the Shiregreen area of Sheffield in July. Some parts of England have seen a near 500 per cent increase in wildfires in August compared with 2021.programme: “It is a massive difference. The fire boss also said a large blaze that broke out on Friday on heathland on the Studland peninsula – a National Trust-managed Site of Special Scientific Interest that forms part of a National Nature Reserve – was started by carelessness that could have been avoided.

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