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Wildfires continue across UK as heatwave fuels extreme fire risk
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Wildfires continue across UK as heatwave fuels extreme fire risk
Fire officials report around 19 active blazes across the country amid a prolonged heatwave with no rain forecast.
- National Fire Chiefs Council chair Phil Garrigan said firefighters face "extreme pressure" and no rain is forecast.
- Major incidents were declared in Conwy, north Wales, and Glossop, Derbyshire, with firefighters still tackling flames on Tuesday.
- A 20-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of arson after reports of fireworks being set off near a moorland fire.
- Natural England warned of a "very high" or "exceptional" fire risk across much of England and Wales.
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