UK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warn

As of Monday afternoon, the National Fire Chiefs Council said emergency services were dealing with 19 wildfires

The UK is in the grip of a firewave", with this summer's extreme heat producing the ideal conditions for wildfires, scientists and environmentalists have warned.

A particular danger was that more blazes seem to be taking place closer to urban areas rather than in remote countryside, causing hazards to homes and health, they said.