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London Fire Brigade declares major incident amid ‘huge surge’ in blazes

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has declared a major incident due to “a huge surge” in blazes across the capital amid the 40C heat. It comes after around 100 firefighters tackled a blaze in the village of Wennington, east London, on Tuesday afternoon, ...

19 Jul 2022 at 17:48

Wennington residents return to village devastated by heatwave blaze

Residents of a village devastated by Tuesday’s fires have headed back for the first time to see their gutted homes and search for pets. Wennington, a small community in east London, is thought to have lost at least 18 houses in the blaze, which ...

21 Jul 2022 at 16:26

Families counting cost of devastating fires after record heat

Families are counting the cost of devastating fires amid record temperatures as the country is warned it needs to prepare for more extreme heat in the future. Major fire incidents were declared in London, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, ...

21 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Number of casualties and houses destroyed in fires across London unknown

Firefighters are unaware of the full extent of the damage caused by blazes which affected houses, schools and churches across London, with crews describing scenes as “absolute hell”. Residents were being evacuated from their homes and ...

19 Jul 2022 at 21:34

Firefighters tell of ‘absolute hell’ as blazes ravage homes in London

Firefighters have described blazes tearing through homes and buildings in London as “absolute hell” – with residents evacuated, people taken to hospital and a major incident declared. As temperatures in the capital soared to more ...

19 Jul 2022 at 20:19

Fire which swept through village ‘like a scene from the Blitz’, says resident

A resident of a village where flames swept through on the UK’s hottest day ever has said it was “like a scene from the Blitz” after around 19 houses were destroyed. Villagers in Wennington, Greater London, were left stranded ...

20 Jul 2022 at 12:48

London Fire Brigade ‘exceptionally busy’ taking high number of weekend calls

London Fire Brigade (LFB) had an “exceptionally busy” weekend, taking more than twice as many calls as usual and tackling several significant weather-related incidents across the capital. 999 control officers took more than ...

25 Jul 2022 at 17:46

Three people killed when their car hit a stationary van, inquest hears

Three people were killed when their car crashed into a stationary van that had been involved in an earlier accident, an inquest has heard. Sachin Kalia, 19, Davina Kaur Ruprah, 24, and Kiranjeet Sagoo, 36, were travelling ...

25 Jul 2024 at 11:34

Wennington resident fears ‘another accident’ year on from fire

A Wennington resident said there is “another accident waiting to happen” in the village as it marks a year since a devastating fire. Gary Smith, 58, who runs his own building company, said poorly kept fields continue to ...

19 Jul 2023 at 01:05

Residents describe ‘worst nightmare’ as blaze destroys homes

Residents in Wennington have described the blaze which has destroyed homes as their “worst nightmare”. Locals were evacuated from their homes in the east London village on Tuesday afternoon as black smoke billowed into ...

19 Jul 2022 at 21:00

Mother of three’s home ‘gone within minutes’ as fire ripped through village

A mother of three has told how her home was gone “within two minutes” of a fire hitting a nearby field as the blaze engulfed an east London village. Claire Taylor, 40, lost all but her grandfather’s ashes, some photos ...

20 Jul 2022 at 16:14

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