# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBpBZVEtfm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69143934-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3718208dfb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T15:32:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

“Don’t light anything in an outdoor space right now.”

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK "was a tinderbox" with 37 fires "smouldering around the country”.
 
It’s after a visit to Stourbridge in the West Midlands, where 19 houses have been “fully destroyed”, the local fire service said.
 
Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to follow the latest.
 
#WestMidlands #BBCNews

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bbcnews, westmidlands

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