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- South Wales Fire and Rescue Service declared an incident on August 15 as 14 wildfires burned across South Wales.
- More than 100 soldiers, 110 troops, fire crews and two helicopters created fire breaks and moved water.
- The UK Government issued a high wildfire-risk alert and Prime Minister Andy Burnham called Britain a “tinderbox” and banned disposable barbecines.
- The Stourbridge blaze in the West Midlands burned 500 acres and destroyed 19 homes.
