UK wildfire 'under control' after 500 acres, 19 homes destroyed in Stourbridge
A 500-acre wildfire that destroyed 19 homes in Stourbridge has been declared under control, but the national emergency alert, disposable-barbecue ban and roughly 200 deployed troops reveal how climate-driven fire weather is remaking UK risk. Emergency call volumes hit 736 against a ~300 average, exposing the adaptation gap in Britain's fire-and-rescue systems.
Source: bournemouthecho.co.uk · dailyecho.co.uk