Army called in to help tackle ‘Tinderbox Britain’ crisis as fires continue to rage

Army support has been deployed in Wales to tackle the raging fires (Picture: Cpl Christian P Delice/MoD Crown copyright/PA Wire) Andy Burnham has deployed the military to tackle blazing wildfires sweeping England and Wales. This week, in ‘apocalyptic’ scenes, flames destroyed livelihoods in the West Midlands, with 19 homes gutted and 18 others damaged across Stourbridge. Meanwhile, in Stoke-on-Trent, some residents in the Goldenhill area lost ‘everything’ as their houses turned to ash within seconds. Two people were later arrested after allegedly starting a grass fire. And in South Wales, 30 separate wildfires have continued raging, with fire crews warning there is an ‘extremely high risk’ of fire spreading across the region. In a message this weekend, the Prince of Wales wrote: ‘To the fi