Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have announced they will temporarily stop selling disposable barbecues in all stores because of the heatwave.
The supermarket giants said they will are temporarily dropping the product during the current spell of dry weather.
Fire brigades have warned of the risk of blazes in “tinderbox conditions”.
The Met Office’s fire severity index, which assesses how severe a blaze could become, is currently “very high” for most of England and Wales.
In a statement today (12) Morrisons said: “In light of the long dry spell in the UK this summer we are temporarily removing disposable barbecues from all stores until further notice.”
Sainsbury’s said its move to remove barbecues was a precautionary measure, but did not say how long it would continue.
Tesco said the move was temporary and once weather conditions allow, disposable barbecues will be made available again.
Co-op says it does not sell disposable barbecues close to UK national parks.
Aldi and Waitrose already stopped sales back in March, due to the burden on the environment more generally
Fire services are warning of “tinderbox conditions” and have asked people not to use barbecues in high risk places, such as balconies and on dry grass, after a steep increase in the number of call-outs.
