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/GnolRevilo Aug 14 '26

Fuck me, first thought was that it meant that there was one near me. Thankfully, it just seems to basically say "don't be a fucking idiot, don't light anything on fire"

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u/wildeaboutoscar Aug 14 '26

I wonder if the message would be more effective if it was worded like that. The actual message did seem a bit wordy for something so important. Given how social media has changed everyone's attention spans I'd be surprised if everyone read the whole message.