UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year

Mongabay
Aug 13, 2026, 6:35 pm117 ptsTrending
LONDON (AP) — Firefighters are tackling multiple fires in central England on a day that the U.K. recorded its hottest day of the year as an intense stretch of hot weather continued to grip Europe. Thursday’s fire outbreak across the West Midlands, which saw several houses burned to the ground, have been…

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