A warning has been issued to parents thinking about letting their children cool off in the sun amid increasingly high temperatures. Mums and dads are being warned water left sat in a hosepipe can heat up in especially hot weather - something that could cause harm, particularly to children and animals.
Stacey, who runs Daisy First Aid Redhill & Croydon, warned: "A garden hose exposed to direct sunlight during the summer can heat the water inside the hose (not flowing) to 130-140 degrees Farenheit [54-60C] which can cause burns, especially to children and animals.
"'Let the water flow a few minutes to cool before spraying on people or animals.'" It comes as temperatures soar nationwide.
