MitchamGrassFire

Disposable barbecue sparks Mitcham grass fire as wildfires hit record high

A disposable barbecue caused a grass fire near Commonside East, Mitcham, requiring 60 firefighters to extinguish one hectare of burning shrubs. England and Wales have already matched last year’s record of 1,017 wildfires, prompting calls to restrict sales of single-use barbecues.