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The two huge heatwave fires in Dartford have finally been put out after firefighters tackled them for more than two days.

Firefighters are still at the scene of a grass fire in Joyce Green, Dartford.

FIRES have ripped through lands, roads, and businesses across south London during the extreme heatwave.

FIRES have ripped through lands, roads, and businesses across south London during the extreme heatwave.

Two rows of terraced houses, four other homes, 12 stables and five cars were destroyed by the inferno in Wennington, east of London.

There is "no imminent risk" of further fire spread at this time, Kent Fire and Rescue Service say.

Wildfires break out across the country, with dozens of homes destroyed in a blaze that engulfed the village of Wennington, Essex

LFB declared a major incident and scrambled more than 100 fire engines to Upminster, Wennington, Pinner, Southgate, Croydon, Dagenham, Wembley, Hendon and Eltham.

An animal sanctuary has pleaded for help from horse owners after their stables was set alight in the Dartford fire.