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Farmers Dig Firebreaks as Stourbridge Blaze Burns 500+ Acres

8/18/2026

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Farmers in the United Kingdom used tractors to dig firebreaks that helped contain the Stourbridge blaze on Thursday.
The fire burned over 500 acres, destroyed 19 houses and damaged more than a dozen others, according to West Midlands Fire Service.
An online campaign raised over £4,000 for the nine farmers who dug the firebreaks after the blaze spread on the United Kingdom’s hottest day of the year, 13 August.

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Farmers in the United Kingdom used tractors to dig firebreaks that helped contain the Stourbridge blaze on Thursday.
The fire burned over 500 acres, destroyed 19 houses and damaged more than a dozen others, according to West Midlands Fire Service.
An online campaign raised over £4,000 for the nine farmers who dug the firebreaks after the blaze spread on the United Kingdom’s hottest day of the year, 13 August.