Major incident declared across London after ‘huge surge’ in fires and homes destroyed on UK’s hottest-ever day | Dozens of fire engines and hundreds of firefighters have been involved in tackling at least 10 separate blazes, as London Mayor Sadiq Khan called the situation “critical”.
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BuT iT’s JuSt SuMmEr WeAtHeR! 🤷♂️
Sadiq Khan told Sky:
> on a normal day, the London fire service receives a total of 300-350 calls for help, but today they had more than 1,600 by late afternoon.
Fire safety researcher Professor Ed Galea of the University of Greenwich commented:
> we need to be prepared for experiencing a lot more of these wildfires as the climate changes, as it gets hotter and drier in the UK, we’re likely to see more of these types of incidents.
The pictures at the article are the real story.
In other news, the Fire Brigades Union have [unanimously rejected a 2% pay offer](https://www.fbu.org.uk/news/2022/07/18/pay-consultation-2022-unanimous-rejection-2-offer).
Pretty sure we had a song about this