Fire which swept through village ‘like a scene from the Blitz’, says resident
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A resident of a village where flames swept through on the UK’s hottest day ever has said it was “like a scene from the Blitz” after around 19 houses were destroyed. But as I said, we’ll get the site cleared, fit up a kind of mobile home there, and we’ll start again.” Mr Stock added: “It was like a warzone. “People are all going green so everyone wants a little compost heap down their garden – they don’t realise how much heat it generates.” Mr Stock added: “People have got to take global warming seriously now.” The resident managed to rescue his dog as he escaped the blaze but lost eight chickens and two beehives, instead prioritising banging on neighbours’ doors to alert them to the emergency as it escalated. “People’s houses have been devastated, so we realise the world is changing and we’re starting to plan for the future,” he said.
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