{"id":370273,"date":"2026-08-14T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-now-a-tinderbox-as-wildfires-destroy-homes-in-west-midlands\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:00:09","slug":"uk-now-a-tinderbox-as-wildfires-destroy-homes-in-west-midlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-now-a-tinderbox-as-wildfires-destroy-homes-in-west-midlands\/","title":{"rendered":"UK now \u2018a tinderbox\u2019 as wildfires destroy homes in West Midlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/thD3pLlHIe4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK now \u2018a tinderbox\u2019 as wildfires destroy homes in West Midlands\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/thD3pLlHIe4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Crews in the West Midlands are continuing to tackle a number of fires although officials said the situation had &quot;vastly improved&quot; since yesterday. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Six firefighters were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion, while 54 people were injured yesterday at the sites of eight different fires &#8211; 19 of them had to be treated in hospital. <\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Andy Burnham, visiting the worst-hit area, said the UK had become a &quot;tinderbox&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crews in the West Midlands are continuing to tackle a number of fires although officials said the situation had &quot;vastly improved&quot; since yesterday. 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