One expert told i the fires were 'the worst ever seen' in the UK
Several fires broke out in Havering, east London Nearly one in five London fire engines were unavailable at the time of wildfires breaking out throughout the capital, according to statistics from the Fire Brigade Union’s London branch.
This is despite significant advanced warnings from scientists and meteorologists about the threat of fires. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts’ fire weather index was registered at the highest level of “very extreme”, which tracks how severe a fire might become if one were to start.
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