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we have had a significant number of fires over the summer that have been caused by disposable barbecues. it is a trend that is increasing, it is starting to cause a strain on all the emergency services. this field fire was one of 75 in essex. it covered 91 acres, and containing it required the help of local farmers. if you are downwind you wouldn t have kept up with it running. luckily, the wind direction was away from the houses, and so it wasjust a question of stopping it spreading back towards the houses again, but when the wind changed direction, suddenly it would move towards you and, yes, it is frightening. in north london, this grassfire billowed smoke across the busy m25 motorway. in surrey, a different problem. near guildford, residents queued up for bottled water after their taps ran dry. thames water said there were technical issues at one of its treatment works, and that fixing it was taking longer than they d hoped. and it isn tjust humans who need hydration. 0ne farmer in
latest on the situation? we had this fire over the weekend, it latest on the situation? we had this fire over the weekend, it looks i latest on the situation? we had this fire over the weekend, it looks like | fire over the weekend, it looks like we are on top of it now, we have got cruise still in attendance wetting down the fire area, and we have scaled back like i said, but with the temperature is increasing today we are looking at further recognitions, so we will be maintaining a presence that the next few days, so we will make sure the fire is out before we move on. the suggestion fire is out before we move on. the suggestion that it was started by a disposable barbecue, is that your working hypothesis? working hypothesis? yeah, it s renerall working hypothesis? yeah, it s generally the working hypothesis? yeah, it s generally the thought - working hypothesis? yeah, it s generally the thought that i working hypothesis? yeah, it s generally the thought that we | working hypo
hopefully it ll rain very soon. the extreme dry weather brings another risk fire. services across the country are dealing with tinder dry conditions that are more difficult to control if a blaze breaks out. and that means a usual favourite hot weather pursuit poses a threat. we ve had some stories of some reckless incidents, some disposable barbecues that fortunately some of the main retailers have stopped selling now, which we re extremely grateful for. because that will hopefully reduce the risk. but things like disposable barbecues and bonfires in back gardens that can spread onto sheds and fences and houses, so please, please don t do things like that. the national drought group says essential water supplies are safe and moving to drought status means action can now be stepped up to keep it that way. experts say we will need at least average rainfall this autumn to restore levels to where they should be and prevent the same happening next year. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.
but steadily recede. and for some farmers, it means a much tougher year than expected. it s just like the sahara desert out there. we re having to feed the winter rations, silage, to the cattle now. and by the end of the summer, we ll be halfway through that and we re going to have to source it from somewhere else and i don t know where yet. hopefully it ll rain very soon. the extreme dry weather brings another risk fire. services across the country are dealing with tinder dry conditions that are more difficult to control if a blaze breaks out. and that means a usual favourite hot weather pursuit poses a threat. we ve had some stories of some reckless incidents, some disposable barbecues that fortunately some of the main retailers have stopped selling now, which we re extremely grateful for. because that will hopefully reduce the risk. but things like disposable barbecues and bonfires in back gardens that can spread onto sheds and fences and houses, so please, please don t do things