Wildfires spread across large parts of the capital during this week’s heatwave in much the same way as the Great Fire of London, it has been claimed.
One expert suggested the blazes could have developed into something reminiscent of the 1666 event if the winds had been higher.
These were only stopped after soldiers blew up houses to create fire breaks, and the strong easterly wind died down.the Observer‘So let’s put it this way. Tuesday could have been even worse if we had more wind. Gusts reached 14mph last week, barely above average.Firefighters were at the scene of the wildfire blaze in Wennington last week ‘Obviously the London of today is much safer than the London of 1666.
Kate Cotter, chief executive of the Bushfire Building Council of Australia told the Observer: ‘The classic UK house has a lot of strengths – brickwork and stone are strong and resilient.
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