'Apocalyptic' fires in UK trigger thousands of emergency calls

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2026-08-14

London (PA Media/dpa) - The "apocalyptic scenes" caused by huge blazes in the West Midlands have led to thousands of 999 calls on the UK's hottest day of the year, a fire chief has said. Chief fire officer Simon Tuhill, of West Midlands Fire Service, said one huge blaze in Stourbridge, which forced some people to flee after it started tearing through homes, left "extensive" devastation - adding that it was "one of the most significant" incidents......

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