Wildfires caused apocalyptic scenes on Thursday night as they engulfed homes on the hottest day of the year.
Temperatures soared to a blistering 38.1C as firefighters battled several infernos across the country.
Residents were forced to flee – with some told to dampen the outside of their properties first – as blazes ravaging swathes of grassland spread to homes.
A train derailment in Sussex that left two people seriously injured may also have been a result of the scorching summer.
A major incident was declared as six houses were destroyed by a rapidly spreading wildfire in Stourbridge – one of several blazes that left
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