Wildfire breaks out four miles from nuclear plant sparking evacuation of homes and holiday park

Wildfire breaks out four miles from nuclear plant sparking evacuation of homes and holiday park Rory McKeown | Assistant editor (news) Published July 30, 2026 8:43am Updated July 30, 2026 8:43am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A major incident has been declared in Norfolk after a wildfire broke out at Dunwich Heath. Homes have been evacuated while firefighters spent the night tackling the blaze in large heathland on the Suffolk coast. Ominous footage showed thick smoke billowing into the sky near homes, turning the sky a dark orange as it blocked out the sun. The fire is just four miles away from Sizewell B nuclear plant.Suffolk County Council says there is ‘no current risk’ to the site. The UK has been in the c