Fires blaze across London and south-east England

Name: Fires blaze across London and south-east England
Uploaded: 2022-07-19T16:16:59.000Z
Duration: 1 min 45 s
Description: The London Fire Brigade declares a major incident after a number of fires break out across the capital.

This video can not be played

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

Thick, dark smoke rose from fields, buildings and grassy areas in the capital and south-east England as fire engines tackled raging blazes on Tuesday afternoon.

The London Fire Brigade declared a major incident and urged people not to have barbecues or bonfires due to the "unprecedented" challenges facing crews.