Fires break out in UK during heatwave - in pictures
A residential area after a large fire in Wennington, Greater London. Several fires broke out across England as the UK experienced a record-breaking heatwave. Getty Images
Residents look at buildings destroyed by fire in Wennington. Getty
Firefighters tackle a grass fire during the heatwave in Mow Cop, Staffordshire. Reuters
Firefighters in Maltby, after a fire started on scrubland before spreading to outbuildings, fences and homes in South Yorkshire. PA
The scene after a fire at Dartford Marshes. PA
Burnt woodland is seen as smoke rises from the trees following a fire in Blidworth. Getty Images
A car drives towards a fire in East London. Reuters
Burnt woodland in Dartford Heath, England, after a fire on Tuesday. Getty
Smoke columns rise from Dartford, Kent, where a fire erupted earlier in the day. AFP
Smoke rises from Wennington neighbourhood fires in England on Tuesday. Getty
Emergency services tackle a fire on Dartford Heath. Grass fires broke out around the country during an intense heatwave. Getty
People look on as a fire burns in East London. Reuters
A firefighter attends a gorse bush fire during a heatwave near Zennor, Cornwall. Reuters
Smoke pours from a blaze in the village of Wennington, east London. PA
Firefighters hose down a grass fire in Ravenswood in Suffolk. PA
Firefighters rest after attending a gorse bush fire near Zennor in Cornwall. Reuters
A large wildfire in woodland at Lickey Hills Country Park on the edge of Birmingham. AP
Smoke from the fire near Zennor, Cornwall. Reuters
Burnt woodland alongside a motorway near Dartford Heath. Getty
A firefighter has a drink of water after the major blaze on Dartford Heath. Getty
