London fires

Some more info on the Wennington fire last year:

The village, on the edge of east London, was among the worst affected locations during the peak of the heatwave on July 19, 2022, with fires destroying 19 homes.

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The deputy commissioner said the speed with which the fire spread at Wennington “was something that if I’m honest I haven’t seen in 24 years in my fire service career”.

At one point during the blaze, the fire was seen leaping across a two-lane road from one side to the other.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/summer-heatwave-london-fire-brigade-wildfire-wennington-b1065492.html

Hoping against hope that it'll be less excessively hot this year.