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The Cannich wildfire burned for two weeks, starting on 28 May 2023 in the Scottish Highlands, close to the village of Cannich in the Highland council area. [1] No one died, but two firefighters were injured and airlifted to hospital on 30 May when their vehicle overturned at the site; [ 2 ] they were both discharged the following day.
The fires have created many air pollution problems for the UK. [3] The causes of most of the fires have been attributed to much higher than average temperatures and drought conditions that have prevailed since the spring of 2018. [4] [5] There were 137 wildfires larger than 25 hectares (250,000 m 2) recorded in the United Kingdom in 2019. [6]
A wildfire in a field threatened homes in Barne Barton in Plymouth, Devon. [155] Two wildfires broke out in Cornwall, one in Camborne [156] and another alongside the A30 road near Redruth. [157] On 13 August, three gardens were damaged in Harlow after a fire burnt 15 ha (37 acres) of grass and affected some overhead cables. [154]
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The Wennington wildfire was a wildfire that took place in Wennington, east London, on 19 July 2022 during the 2022 United Kingdom heatwave.No-one was killed, but the wildfire destroyed about 18–19 houses, including all the possessions of many residents. [3]
Seven fires are currently being tackled. The Palisades fire was first reported at 10:30 (18:30 GMT) on Tuesday, and grew in just 20 minutes from a blaze of 20 acres to more than 200 acres, and by ...
Wildfires: From June 2018, many destructive wildfires struck the United Kingdom; the most prolonged and severe of these were in England, with some fires burning for over a month. [44] 2019–20: Floods: Flooding in much of England in November. 2019 was the wettest year on record across parts of the Midlands, Central and Northern England. [45]