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This is the moment a homeowner was forced to run for her life, just seconds before a wildfire engulfed her family's 'forever home' in Stourbridge.

Dramatic doorbell footage shows mother-of-two Rose-Anne Vinten sprinting through the garden of the property, which she bought with her husband, Richard, just five months ago.

Less than a minute later, their home was engulfed by the inferno, leaving it 'completely gutted'.

In the footage shared by ITV, flames can be seen tearing through the garden and ripping washing from the line as they race towards the house.

Inside, the rooms were reduced to ash.

The Vintens' home, which is located just yards from 'millionaire's row' - the most expensive street in the area - was among almost 40 properties destroyed or damaged by wildfires raging across the West Midlands on Thursday.

Fifty-four patients were treated by paramedics and six firefighters were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion after working through the night.

Britain remains at 'very high' risk of wildfires amid record-breaking temperatures, with swathes of the country described as a tinderbox.

Last night an emergency alert was sent to millions of mobile phones warning people against lighting anything that could spark a wildfire, including barbecues, campfires and fireworks. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham has called in the military to tackle a major blaze raging across south Wales.

Dramatic doorbell footage shows mother-of-two Rose-Anne Vinten sprinting through the garden of their 'forever home', which they bought just five months ago

Seconds later, flames are seen engulfing the family's property in Stourbridge

Pictured: Rose-Anne Vinten with her husband Richard. They lost their 'forever home' they bought just five months ago

In Stourbridge, Ms Vinten said she was only alerted to the blaze when her nine-year-old daughter said 'look at all the smoke in the horses field'.

And after rushing the children out of the house, Ms Vinten went back to try and dampen the fence in an attempt to stop the spread of the fire.

She said: 'It was really scary to be honest, it felt like I was in a movie.'

'I was really scared but I knew at the same time I needed to be brave for my kids, because my daughter was really worried.

'When I went over to next door and saw them just standing there at the window, looking and they could see that their house was on fire, so I had to just hold it all in.'

Mr Vinten said he only realised the extent of damage to their property when he went back to collect his insulin.

The inferno, which was fuelled by straw-like grass and tinder-dry woodland on the hottest day of the year, whipped across parts of Stourbridge in minutes.

It appears to have started in a nearby farmer's field, before travelling east across Ounty John Lane, where homes were engulfed.

The fire then surged north and crossed the historic Stourbridge Golf Club, before reaching the gardens of the houses on Melrose Avenue.

Emergency services received thousands of 999 calls and some residents were forced to flee their homes.

This morning, the Prince of Wales thanked the emergency services battling wildfires across the country in a personal statement.

He said: 'Our thoughts are with everyone affected, particularly those who have lost their homes, and with those working tirelessly to protect communities, homes and the countryside.'

A drone view of burnt-out houses following the large grass fire in Stourbridge

Pictured: Robin and Loxie Williams who lost their home in Stourbridge

A drone view of burnt-out house and cars following a large grass fire which spread to several homes in Stourbridge during the hottest day of the year

Stourbridge residents Robin and Loxie Williams said the home they have lived in for 26 years had burnt down with 'everything in it' gone.

The couple are seeking refuge at their daughter's home as they wait to hear from their insurance company.

Loxie said: 'We're stopping with my daughter at the moment but I don't know how long for because she's got her family.

'It's just difficult. Everything has gone, completely and it's just ruined.'

Another homeowner, Paul Cliff, said within minutes of the local WhatsApp group chat lighting up about a wildfire in a nearby farmer's field, his roof was ablaze.

He called his wife Connie, 60, saying that he was struggling to breathe due to the thick black smoke.

'It was all adrenaline,' Mr Cliff told The Times.

'I had to just focus on how am I gonna get off my drive without getting burned because there were bushes burning on either side of the drive.

'I had a split second thought, 'Do I just get my car out?' But then I couldn't get through the electric gates [because the fire had disabled them], so I quickly wrote that off and just ran.'

Meanwhile, Nigel John Wright, 61, was in Majorca when he was forced to watch flames engulf his home on footage from his Ring doorbell.

Firefighters inspect a burnt-out house in Stourbridge on Friday

Residents carry their belongings following a huge blaze in Stourbridge in the West Midlands

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (centre) walks with West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker (right) as he talks to Chief Fire Officer Simon Tuhill (left) during a visit to Stourbridge

His wife Laura left her phone behind as she sprinted out the house they had owned for 26 years and sped away in the car.

'I watched my back fence catch light, with flames 20ft in the air as they travelled down the side of my back garden, and then the signal went on my Ring cameras and that was that,' Mr Wright said.

Around 100 firefighters were sent to tackle the inferno in Stourbridge and a major incident was declared.

Residents said ash was 'raining down' amid the 'very strong' smoke.

Emergency services are looking into reports that the fires could be linked to Year 13 students lighting barbecues and burning notepads after receiving their exam scores.

A TikTok craze sees some youngsters film themselves lighting up paperwork, with fire investigators now considering whether the activity could have caused the chaos.

West Midlands Fire Service confirmed the rumours were shared with fire crews, who have so far found no direct evidence to support the theory but remain open-minded.

WMFS told the Birmingham Mail: 'At this stage, we would not want to blame young people or any particular groups of people but our investigations are at an early stage.'

Meanwhile the Government has issued a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues as they pose a 'significant risk to the public' due to the ongoing heatwave, and Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called in the military.

Mr Burnham told reporters in Stourbridge yesterday afternoon: 'Britain is a tinderbox right now, and please just have that in your mind.

'We're going to go into the rest of the weekend… This is not over by any means.

'We've got 37 fires smouldering around the country, so it could be more. So please bear that in mind at all times.'