Fire breaks out at south London park

The London Fire Brigade has said that around 25 firefighters are tackling grass fires in Croydon as the heatwave continues.

The wildfires are in Shirley Hills, a large park in the south London Borough of Croydon.

Earlier today, the London Fire Brigade said 175 firefighters were tackling a grass fire on Pea Lane in Upminster, east London.

It warned that smoke was blowing over the M25 as three hectares of a cornfield and some scrubland were alight.

SOURCE: BBC

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