Pictures: Everything we know on devastating fires and major emergency incident following record temperatures

Wildfires destroyed homes across South Yorkshire as the fire service battled to cope with a devastating end to the heatwave.

'At least four' firefighters were hospitalised due to heat exhaustion on a 'brutal day' as temperatures topped 39C in Sheffield.

An emergency incident was declared as wildfires were reported in Doncaster, Sheffield, Barnsley, and Rotherham. Here's what happened on a day which Chief Fire Officer Chris Kirby described as ‘brutal’.

9. Grassland

Grassland blazes were reported at Rossington, Hatfield, Cusworth and Cantley in Doncaster. Sprotbrough Road was shut after a wildfire broke out on a railway line, with residents describing ashes 'falling from the sky'. In Rotherham, the fields of Laughton-en-le-Morthen caught fire, producing thick, black smoke plumes that could be seen for miles. Large fires were also reported between Dinnington and near Lambrell Avenue in Kiveton. Fire crews and South Yorkshire Police were also deployed to tackle a blaze on Burton Road, in the Monk Bretton area of Barnsley. Photo: SYFR