00:00Another major wildfire in the Midlands has led to the arrest of two boys aged 12 and 13 on suspicion
00:07of arson with intent to endanger life.
00:09The blaze damaged more than three acres of land and needed 11 fire crews at its height. No injuries were
00:16reported.
00:17The fire happened at Hensford Hills near Cannock where emergency services were called at around one o'clock on Sunday
00:24afternoon.
00:25Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service says the blaze was started deliberately. Police say both boys are from Cannock and their
00:33arrests do not establish guilt.
00:36Fire chiefs have urged parents to speak to young people about the dangers of starting fires.
00:42They say what may be seen as fun can put lives at risk, damage land and place already stretched emergency
00:49services under greater pressure.
00:51The incident comes during an exceptionally busy period for firefighters across the region.
00:57Staffordshire crews dealt with around 600 outdoor fires during July.
01:02Communities elsewhere in the West Midlands are also recovering from devastating fires.
01:07In Starbridge, 19 homes were destroyed and families were forced to flee.
01:11The government has issued an emergency wildfire warning across England and Wales telling people not to light barbecues, campfires, fire
01:20pits, garden incinerators or fireworks.
01:23A temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues has also been introduced.
01:28The support of the fire chiefs have has been introduced.
01:28The logo is now spanned off the fire.
01:28The second one is to know the fire to protect the fire.
01:28The cold is to know and it's been introduced.
01:29The weather is built on an ark for the fire to protect the fire.
01:29The oil is built in a fire.
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