Aldi also stopped selling disposable barbecues in March this year
DISPOSABLE BARBECUES REMOVED: Marks and Spencer on Oxford Street in London
The move has been welcomed by fire service chiefs, coming after London Fire Brigade last week called for a total ban after facing one of the busiest periods in its history during a record-breaking heatwave.It tweeted: “We want to work with retailers to stop the sale of disposable barbecues and reduce the risk of dangerous grass fires.”
LFB said that in the week of July 18 – during which a record-breaking temperature of 40.3C was reached in Coningsby in Lincolnshire – it received 8,302 calls and attended 3,231 incidents.
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