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Two rows of terraced houses, four other homes, 12 stables and five cars were destroyed by the inferno in Wennington, east of London.
As many as 63 homes were gutted across the UK yesterday, with 41 in London alone - including 19 homes in the village of Wennington, and 14 homes and 25 vehicles in a blaze in Dagenham.
Fuel prices at supermarket petrol stations were cut by around 5p in the days after fuel duty was slashed, but fell by less at oil-owned garages, according to the CMA.
MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Follow updates after Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor and Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary - with Boris Johnson's leadership facing a fresh crisis.
MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Follow live updates here as the Rail, Maritime and Transport union go back on strike at Network Rail and 13 train operators across Britain today.