Multiple large grass fires have broken out across London, with dozens of firefighters working to tackle wildfires from Dagenham to Hornchurch

22:50, Mon, Jul 14, 2025 Updated: 22:58, Mon, Jul 14, 2025

Dagenham grass firelive

More than 100 firefighters worked to put out a 'large' grass fire in a Dagenham park (Image: X-@MuhammadHaque1)

Firefighters are responding to a number of fires that have broken out across London after days of scorching hot temperatures.

At the largest fire in Dagenham, more than 100 members of the London Fire Brigade worked to put out a blaze covering 20 acres of grass and shrubland at Beam Valley Country Park. Local residents were ordered to evacuate their homes as a safety precaution while fire crews attempted to dampen the flames.

Shortly after the Dagenham fire broke out, emergency services were called to multiple other fires across the capital, with an ongoing wildfire response in Hornchurch and Walthamstow - where 60 firefighters and eight engines are currently tackling a blaze off Coppermill Lane.

These incidents come just days after a grass fire tore through shrubland in Rainham, where the fires spread to the borders of a large residential neighbourhood.

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12 mins ago22:48 William Morgan

Aerial footage shows breadth of devastation

Videos showing the aftermath of the vast grass fire that broke out in Dagenham on Monday evening show the devastation left by the blaze.

Around 20 acres of land has been scorched black at the country park in the east of the area, where 25 fire engines worked for hours to push back the flames.

London Fire Brigade deployed specialist wildfire units alongside firefighters with beaters to push back the grass fire. The blaze took hold around 6.30pm.

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