A ‘miraculous’ little field mouse was rescued by firefighters after they spotted it trying to fight its way through burning bush.
Crews were trying to extinguish a fire at Walton Grounds in Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, on Thursday afternoon when they spotted the small creature.
“While visiting some trees and hedgerows involved in a fire, a member of our crew spotted this wonderful little field mouse scurrying around among the smoldering undergrowth,” Towcester Fire Station posted on social media.
The crew was able to locate the field mouse’s companions, after which it ran off to rejoin them after being given some water.
‘After some searching we found a family of mice in the hedge and after checking we were able to move them to a safe place. “It’s safe to say this mouse was grateful for a drink of our water before running off to rejoin his friends,” the station, which falls under Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, added.
It is understood the fire was accidental and caused by sunlight reflecting off broken glass.
The agency urged the public not to light fires in the open during the current dry conditions.
It comes after bushfires raged in Britain this summer, caused by heatwaves.
A ‘miraculous’ little field mouse was rescued by firefighters after they saw it trying to fight its way through burning bush
A record number of more than 1,017 fires have broken out in the British country so far in 2026.
On Sunday the Met Office said another heatwave could happen in September.
These figures mean that more than 150 million hectares of land will be burned worldwide this year, of which 1,359,079 hectares in Europe alone.
The aftermath of a bushfire in the West Midlands market town of Stourbridge was described as ‘apocalyptic’ on Thursday.
Workmen were seen clearing rubble from luxury homes along Racecourse Lane this morning after Thursday’s inferno left 37 homes destroyed or damaged.
Major roads around the street and Stourbridge Golf Club remained closed on Sunday as West Midlands Police continued their investigation.
Nineteen homes in the area, where houses cost an average of £1 million, were destroyed, while 18 suffered fire damage, the West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) confirmed.
Devastating photos show houses reduced to hollow shells, with their roofs and windows completely wiped away.
Network Rail workers were spotted examining the tracks after the fire scorched the railway embankments.
WMFS began allowing evacuated residents back into their homes for the first time since the fire on Sunday.
Neighbor Neil Perry rushed back from work 20 miles away to help farmers stop the fire from spreading. ‘I feel sorry for the people who lost their homes. The houses literally exploded while we were in the fields – it was apocalyptic,” he said.
The scene of utter devastation after a fire completely destroyed luxury properties in Stourbridge, West Midlands
Trees lie scorched next to houses completely destroyed by the inferno
‘On Thursday afternoon I was in the middle of it, while the farmers tried to hold it back. He came across the field on Thursday and it happened very quickly.
‘We threw water along the hedge to stop it.
‘We could have lost our houses and the rest of the road so we were lucky the whole of Worcester Road wasn’t hit.
‘The quick thinking and courage of the people made the difference.
“I was running back from work, I was driving back because you could see the smoke 20 miles away.
‘A lot of people have done a lot of good. I knew a lady who rescued horses. Because of the fire, many people did things that were not allowed, there were many heroes.’
