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‘It could have been a second Great Fire’: how east London blaze showed scale of UK wildfire threat

In record 40C heat on 19 July 2022, 18 homes were lost in village of Wennington – a signal for firefighters to adapt, but UK response remains fragmented

The Guardian - UK

London warned of heightened risk of wildfires as UK set for hotter than usual summer and heatwaves

Scores of homes were destroyed by fires in Wennington and Dagenham in July 2022

Evening Standard

Wennington resident fears ‘another accident’ year on from fire

Homes and other properties in the village went up in flames during the record-breaking heatwave last July.

Evening Standard

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‘Devastating’ Wennington wildfire probably started in a back garden, says report

A large grass fire in the village in Havering, east London, ripped through 17 houses during scorching temperatures in July last year

Evening Standard

Revealed: Several fire-destroyed Wennington homes were uninsured

Havering Council’s chief executive said the authority ‘will continue to do all we can to help’

Evening Standard

London Fire Brigade brings in new equipment to tackle summer wildfires

Emergency services were caught by surprise last summer when the devastating fire at Wennington leapt across a two-lane road from one side to the other

Evening Standard

Firefighters tackled nearly 25,000 wildfires in England during record-breaking summer

One of the most devastating fires hit Wennington in east London on July 19, destroying two rows of terrace houses

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UK heatwave ‘made ten times more likely by climate change’ may have caused hundreds of deaths

The scene of a blaze in the village of Wennington, sparked by the heatwave

Evening Standard

Son hopes parents never see charred wreckage of home destroyed in horror heatwave fire

The wildfire in Wennington is thought to have started in George and Edith's garden compost heap and swiftly swept through the village in soaring temperatures on Tuesday

Daily Mirror

Families affected by Wennington wildfire allowed back to see charred remains of homes

Some Wennington residents were visibly upset as they returned to the east London village, where several homes were destroyed by Tuesday's wildfire during record heatwave temperatures

Daily Mirror

Wennington residents return to village devastated by heatwave blaze

The small community in east London is thought to have lost at least 18 houses in the fire.

The Independent UK

Council opens support centre after 19 homes destroyed in Wennington fire

The centre will offer a range of support including housing, finance and mental health services

Evening Standard

Village fire crew 'was out on another job' as homes destroyed in Wennington blaze

Wennington's fire crew were at another job when a compost blaze on Tuesday began raging out of control, eventually destroying several homes in the Essex village

Daily Mirror

Families counting cost of devastating fires after record heat

The UK recorded a new provisional high temperature of 40.3C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on Tuesday.

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‘This doesn’t happen in Wennington’: residents and fire services reel after homes lost in blazes across England

As communities pull together for families displaced after homes went up in flames, exhausted firefighters fear there is worse to come

Daily Mirror

Devastating aftermath of UK wildfires after firefighters had worst day since the Blitz

Following shock 40.3C temperatures recorded in the UK and wildfires destroying houses and vehicles, the London Fire Brigade say they have had the worst day since the Blitz

The Independent UK

Wennington: Aerial footage shows devastation as homes destroyed by UK wildfire

Multiple homes were damaged and hundreds were evacuated during yesterday’s blaze

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Mum of three tells how her home was gone 'within two minutes' in heatwave fire

Claire Taylor lost almost everything in the fire

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The Independent UK

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

Claire Taylor’s family was one of around 90 forced to evacuate in Havering as tinder-dry conditions saw fires break out across several areas.

Evening Standard

How to help those affected by the UK heatwave fires as fundraisers raise thousands

A number of houses were competely destroyed by a fire in Wennington, Essex.

The Independent UK

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

An entire street became engulfed in flames in one area, with neighbours gathering together to seek refuge in a local church, residents said.

Daily Mirror

Wennington fire: Devastated homeowners 'lose everything' after fleeing heatwave inferno

Dozens were evacuated after a fire destroyed homes in Wennington, east London - people had to grab pets and flee, leaving behind possessions and crucial medicines

Daily Mirror

Man claims Wennington fire started when 'compost heap spontaneously combusted'

More than 100 firefighters battled a huge blaze in east London this afternoon which threatened to engulf several home as temperatures reached 40C in the country

The Guardian - UK

‘Absolute hell’: firefighters battle blazes across UK on record hottest day

Fire services came under immense pressure dealing with multiple blazes that left homes and fields destroyed

The Independent UK

Residents describe ‘worst nightmare’ as blaze destroys their homes

One elderly woman was seen sobbing and saying ‘Oh my God, the house is gone’

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