An enormous wildfire in eastern England spanning approximately 250 acres is burning just a few miles from a nuclear power plant.

More than 100 firefighters are battling the blaze in Suffolk.

The fire prompted road closures and evacuations of nearby communities.

Officials declared the blaze a ‘major incident’ due to its “size and complexity.”

“Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a wildfire on Wednesday evening, and a number of homes and caravans in the coastal area were evacuated. The fire has spread to the southwest and to the east, and the public has been urged to avoid the area if possible and keep windows and doors closed,” Channel 4 News wrote.

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“But the fire service said there was currently no risk to the Sizewell B nuclear power station two miles away. Meanwhile, the UK Health Security Agency estimates there were nearly 3,000 heat-associated deaths during hot weather in May and June this year, almost double the figure reported for the summer of 2025,” it continued.

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About 70 firefighters were initially deployed on Wednesday. On Thursday, the fire service said that “firefighting operations have been strengthened in response to changing wind conditions,” that 18 fire vehicles were involved and that around 200 trailers at a vacation park had been evacuated.

No deaths or injuries have been reported. The Suffolk police urged people to avoid the area and a nearby beach as the blaze spread.

The wildfire is one of around 200 to have broken out in England and Wales in the last two weeks amid warnings that the country is unprepared for the growing risk posed by a changing climate.

In Scotland, emergency responders are still battling a wildfire that began more than two weeks ago at the Cairngorms National Park.

After requesting help from the British military, the head of Scotland’s government, First Minister John Swinney, said in a statement on Sunday that he had been told that the British defense ministry “does not possess aerial firefighting assets stationed within the U.K.,” raising concerns about Britain’s readiness for increasingly severe wildfires.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would make sure Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service would have all the support required.

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Nearby France and Spain have also battled horrific wildfires, forcing approximately 300,000 people to evacuate.

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In France, around 50,000 people were evacuated overnight into Sunday, bringing the total to over 250,000, according to the country’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez.

The most devastating fires are in the Southwest, in the Gironde and Landes regions, French President Emmanuel Macron said on social media Saturday.

The Gironde fire, near the popular tourist destination of Bordeaux, was not contained as of Sunday morning, Nuñez said, adding that 2,500 firefighters are battling the fire, while similar numbers of military and police assist with evacuations.

More than 242,000 acres have been burned in France this year — a historic record — Nuñez said Saturday, according to Politico Europe.

The fires have also affected the Tour de France, the country’s annual cycling race, which ends Sunday. The route for the race’s final stage was shortened because security and police for the event were reassigned to assist with the fires, organizers said.

In Spain, at least one person from Manises, a town in Valencia, has died from the fires, local officials said.

In a separate fire near the capital, Madrid, about 60,000 people have been evacuated, Spain’s Interior Ministry reported on Sunday. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has declared a national state of emergency because of the wildfires. More than 29,000 people have been evacuated from the Madrid area, while more than 20,000 are confined. In the Ávila province northwest of Madrid, more than 25,000 people have been evacuated and more than 8,000 are confined.

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