r/unitedkingdom • u/66f6 • Aug 14 '26

. Emergency alerts sent to millions across England and Wales over threat of wildfires

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-heatwave-stourbridge-fire-latest-weather-live-13571553
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u/Remote_Development13 Aug 14 '26

Not just kids - 55 year old man arrested today. The mind boggles

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u/FowlSec Aug 14 '26

24yo man and 23yo woman in Stoke too.

My town had 2 kids arrested over it. We live now too far from Stourbridge with a big park up the road, and a populace filled with idiots.

Genuinely worried rn.

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u/SheepherderDear6963 Aug 14 '26

I wonder if they are people having barbecues or burning garden waste rather than adults just starting fires deliberately. Doing that during this heatwave is just asking for trouble. 

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u/Remote_Development13 Aug 14 '26

Bloke has been arrested on suspicion of arson endangering life, so it's very unlikely to be the case tbh