Firefighters were attacked by people throwing golf balls while trying to control a blaze during the record-breaking heatwave. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has also told how it believes some fires were started deliberately during the high temperatures on Monday and Tuesday.
The service faced an ‘unprecedented’ level of incidents earlier this week amid a 300 per cent increase in callouts compared to the same time period last summer. On July 19, temperatures hit record highs of 40C for the first time in some parts of the UK, including Nottinghamshire, as the country faced its first-ever red weather warning for heat.
The fire service has launched an appeal for information after a fire on July 15 at Oak Tree Nature Reserve, near Mansfield, just before 7pm. Crews were attacked by people throwing golf balls while trying to bring the blaze under control.
