UK weather: extreme heat warning in place for England and Wales as near 500% increase in wildfires reported – as it happened
by Tom Ambrose from Environment | The Guardian on (#62FAA)
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London Fire Brigade has called on people to avoid barbecues during the extreme weather, following a grass fire in Hayes, west London, yesterday.
It tweeted:
Firefighters tackled another grass fire in #Hayes which damaged around 400sqm of grass and shrubland, along with some boundary fencing, a chicken coop & a shed.
Remember - don't barbecue in parks, dispose of cigarettes properly & clear away rubbish & glass.
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