London’s mayor said emergency services responded to 2,600 calls for help related to the heatwave. He said Today on BBC Radio 4: “A lot of these fires are grass fires. The problem is that we have had no rain for the whole of July in London. “Grass is like hay, which means it’s easier to catch fire. Once caught, the fire spreads incredibly quickly like the wildfires you see in movies or fires in California and parts of France. “My advice today is again, don’t barbecue — of course not
