The fire service in Surrey has declared a major incident as crews battle an open fire - as crews in the capital fight three other large blazes
Big Jet TV, which live commentates on planes landing at Heathrow, says that visibility is reducing at the airport, sharing a picture of a smoke covered runway from the nearby fire at Hayes.In east London near Newham, another fire is being dealt with in Thamesmead. LFB say 65 firefighters and a fire boat are at the scene close to London City Airport, with those nearby asked to keep doors and windows closed.
It comes after a swathe of wildfires in London and the surrounding area after last week's record temperatures left the ground tinder-box dry., with Coningsby in Lincolnshire reaching a sweltering 40.3C - the first time since records began that the mercury has exceeded 40C in the country. Some parts of the UK saw significant damage as a result of the extreme heat, such as house and wildfires, melting airport runways and expanding railway tracks.
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