HISTORICAL FACTS: Stourbridge - The Untold Story

How the Stourbridge fires that destroyed 19 homes first started

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The Independent UK · Aug 26

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 · Aug 26

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 · Aug 26

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 · Aug 15

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 · Aug 15

‘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 · Aug 14

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 · Aug 14

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 · Aug 14

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 · Aug 14

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 · Aug 14