“Changing wind conditions continue to affect the direction and behavior of the fire, making it difficult to predict how it may spread,” Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said in an update Thursday afternoon.
The blaze has spread across heathland and fields, forcing dozens of people to be evacuated from their homes, with vast stretches of land left charred.
“The fire is still developing. It is a challenging environment to be able to extinguish that fire,” Lacey said at a Thursday press conference. “We have surrounded it with resources, particularly on the fire front that is moving forward to make sure that we can protect the buildings, other forestry, and other items that need to be protected.”
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U.K. Power Networks said a power cut affecting 116 customers across three postcodes in the area is under investigation.
An EDF Energy spokesperson told TIME “the fire at Dunwich Heath is not currently affecting operations at Sizewell B power station but we are continuing to monitor the situation—we are not on high alert.”
“At the moment, Sizewell B and C are being monitored. We're in consultation with them, but we're not worried about fire spreading in that direction,” Lacey said.
"I am so grateful, as I know so many others are, for the work of the fire brigade and the emergency services,” she said. “Please do avoid the area, and allow the fire and emergency services the space to respond.”
Patrick Spencer, the lawmaker for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, described the wildfire as an "extremely worrying situation" and expressed he is "deeply conscious of the impact on our farming community."
A series of heat waves have recently gripped England, worsening wildfire conditions.
Seven areas of England have officially been declared as being in drought, after “record low rainfall and exceptionally high temperatures.”
“Our climate is changing, droughts are becoming increasingly common,” she said. “We expect water companies to follow their drought plans, to go further and faster to reduce leaks, and to ensure supplies are not disrupted even in the driest of weather.”
At the start of the summer, in the wake of last year’s blazes across North York Moors National Park in eastern England, the U.K. government strengthened its wildfire resilience, announcing it would be placing “teams of specialist firefighters will be positioned in key areas and ready to respond to fires across England.”
The wildfire in England comes as other European countries, including France and Spain, continue to battle ferocious blazes.
Three firefighters died Wednesday while facing wildfires on the island of Crete and in the south of the mainland, the Greek fire department said.
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