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DARK SECRETS: Stourbridge - The Real Truth

How the Stourbridge fires that destroyed 19 homes first started

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The Independent UK

Fires that destroyed 19 homes in Stourbridge started accidentally – fire service

West Midlands Fire Service was first alerted to a fire in a field near Racecourse Lane at about 1.27pm on August 13.

Evening Standard

Major fires that destroyed 19 Stourbridge homes started ‘accidentally’, fire service says

Families were forced to flee their homes as the fires rapidly spread

The Independent UK

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Angela Rayner visits homes struck by Stourbridge wildfire

The Housing Secretary could be seen walking among the fire-damaged shells of the homes.

Evening Standard

Households evacuated after Stourbridge wildfires begin to return home

Some 13 households whose properties were partially damaged in the blazes have been able to return, chief executive Balvinder Heran said.

Evening Standard

Stourbridge residents evacuated from their homes during destructive wildfire begin returning home

Some 13 households whose properties were partially damaged in the blazes have been able to return

The Independent UK

Return to home plan put in place for wildfire victims in Stourbridge

Homeowners have been invited to meet with emergency services officials to decide if they can return to their properties.

Evening Standard

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Stourbridge residents to learn if they can go home as military called in to tackle wildfires in Wales

Homeowners have been invited to meet with emergency services officials to decide if they can return to their properties

The Independent UK

Doorbell footage captures moment family’s home engulfed by flames in Stourbridge wildfire

Doorbell footage has captured the dramatic moment a young family's home was engulfed by flames in Stourbridge.

The Independent UK

‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires

Thursday has been described by residents as ‘horrendous’, ‘distressing’ and ‘one of the scariest days of my life’

The Guardian - UK

UK must 'face up to changing climate,' PM says on visit to fire-hit Stourbridge

The West Midlands, alongside nearly three-quarters of England, is in drought after weeks of high temperatures and scant rainfall, increasing the risk of fires.

Euronews

Huge wildfire in West Midlands destroys 19 homes on UK’s hottest day of year

Crews are still working to tackle the blaze in Stourbridge.

Evening Standard

Burnham: We will protect ‘tinderbox’ Britain from raging wildfires

Exclusive: Prime minister pledges more helicopters to tackle crisis and vows to stick to Labour’s net zero target to ‘save our children’s future’

The Independent UK

Flooding could follow wildfires across the UK, Andy Burnham warns

The Prime Minister was speaking as he visited the scene of a fire in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where residents were forced to evacuate.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Europe on fire as record-breaking temperatures hit continent

The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change

The Independent UK

Drone footage shows Stourbridge houses gutted by fire

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Evening Standard

Paramedics treat 54 people after multiple fires break out in West Midlands

The fires included one on Norton Road in Stourbridge, where six patients were treated.

The National (Scotland)

Paramedics treat 54 people after wildfire tears through homes in West Midlands

PARAMEDICS have treated a total of 54 people, including 19 who were admitted to hospital, after wildfires broke out across the West Midlands.

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The Independent UK

Houses lay gutted as Stourbridge aerial footage shows full devastation of fire

Drone footage shows the extent of damage inflicted upon a row of houses in Stourbridge, after a huge blaze ripped through the street.

The Guardian - UK

One dead, dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatian wildfires – as it happened

Firefighters discover body and say more than 40 people hurt in the Lokva Rogoznica and Omiš areas

International Business Times UK

Stourbridge Wildfire Burns Six Homes as England and Wales Hit 1,017 Fires Before Autumn

A Stourbridge wildfire damaged six homes and hospitalised a child and three firefighters as national fire numbers reached 1,017

Evening Standard

West Midlands crews make progress tackling wildfires after ‘extensive’ devastation

Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to the firefighters on the ground battling the wildfires.

International Business Times UK

Residents Help Firefighters With Hosepipes, Buckets as Fire Tears Through Midlands

Residents in the West Midlands joined forces to help emergency crews tackle wildfires during the UK's hottest day, using hosepipes and buckets. Authorities urge public caution as fires spread rapidly.

The Guardian - UK

Four taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires

Grassfire covering about 16 hectares near golf course in Stourbridge was one of several large blazes in region

The Independent UK

Child among four injured in West Midlands fires as ‘apocalyptic’ blaze torches homes

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