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Wildfires rage across the UK as country continues to bake

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Wildfires raged around beauty spots across the country yesterday as temperatures continued to soar.&nbsp;Firefighters in Scotland, Surrey and Lancashire were tackling ‘significant’ blazes yesterday after warning that scarce rainfall and dry vegetation would provide ‘all of the ingredients’ for wildfires to spread.It comes as one of the country’s driest ever May’s came to an end, in one of the sunniest springs on record. Temperatures reached highs of 28C yesterday – far higher than the average for the time of year, the Met Office said.&nbsp;Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) began tackling a 20-hectare blaze yesterday evening at Thursley Common, which sits on a nature reserve between Thursley and Elstead, near Goldalming. It was believed to have been started after a BBQ got out of control.It came despite earlier this week for the public to be cautious about BBQs amid an easing of the coronavirus lockdown – and stark images from reservoirs highlighting how dry the ground is.&nbsp;People on the common and residents from 14 nearby homes were evacuated by Surrey Police, who closed off a four mile stretch around Thursley Road for public safety.Surrey Police said smoke was visible for a ‘number of miles’ and asked residents to keep their doors and windows closed to ‘prevent breathing difficulties.’SFRS added on Twitter: ‘Members of the public at Thursley Common are to evacuate and follow instruction from police officers on scene.‘If you have left your vehicle in the car parks please ring 101 to inform police that you are safe and provide them with your car registration number.’Onlooker Sophie Garrett said she was ‘worried’ when she noticed the blaze from 11 miles away while at Pewley Down park in Guildford.Elsewhere, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews have also been tackling a wildfire on the Isle of Skye.SFRS were alerted to the blaze at Kyleakin Woods just before 1pm.On Friday, Area Commander Bruce Farquharson had warned: ‘We have had very little rain over the past two months, and a large volume of dead, bone-dry vegetation remains left over from last year – which essentially acts as a fuel for fire.‘As a result, there are currently vast areas of countryside all over the country that is tinder dry and vulnerable, and has all of the ingredients for fire to take hold and spread.’Meanwhile, crews from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and Manchester Fire Service have been using eight fire engines to tackle a huge blaze on moorland nearby Bolton Road in Darwen.Lancashire fire crews said: ‘The fire front is covering an area approximately 300 yards by 200 yards.‘Firefighters are currently using aqua packs and beaters to bring the fire under control.’Soaring temperatures come in the context of a series of temperature records being broken, as experts continue to sound the alarm around the climate crisis.In the UK, it was revealed last year that the country’s have all happened since 2002, while last year was the and the second hottest worldwide.&nbsp;Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at&nbsp;.For more stories like this,&nbsp;.Not convinced?Get us in your feed

Wildfires raged around beauty spots across the country yesterday as temperatures continued to soar.&nbsp;Firefighters in Scotland, Surrey and Lancashire were tackling ‘significant’ blazes yesterday after warning that scarce rainfall and dry vegetation would provide ‘all of the ingredients’ for wildfires to spread.It comes as one of the country’s driest ever May’s came to an end, in one of the sunniest springs on record. Temperatures reached highs of 28C yesterday – far higher than the average for the time of year, the Met Office said.&nbsp;Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) began...

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