Scottish Wildfire Risk: Extreme Caution Urged

0:00Scottish Fire and Rescue Service just dropped a serious warning for very high wildfire risk across Central and Eastern Scotland, including Edinburgh, hitting this weekend from Friday, April 24th through Sunday, April 26th. Western Scotland faces even higher extreme risk during the same stretch, with temperatures climbing to 17 degrees in the capital on Friday. Then dipping to about 15 degrees Saturday and Sunday. Those are urging folks to use extreme caution, stressing no outdoor fires because one spark can ignite massive damage. Remember, there's no such. Thing as a harmless blaze. Wildfires are spiking as a big issue in Scotland, wiping out property, landscapes, and wildlife, like that Gorse Fire and Arthur's Seed last August, that shut down parts of the landmark for months, and since smoke over the whole city. If you spot a wildfire, stay clear and dial 999 right away. Causes like unattended barbecues or sigs in this dry heat make prevention key to, keeping

1:03things safe. This has been Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey, with the story.