The scale of destruction caused by a grassland fire that tore through a residential area of Dagenham has been revealed.
More than 130 people had to be evacuated from their homes yesterday when a wildfire broke out in Beam Parklands and spread to nearby residential roads.
Two people had to be taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation but fortunately, no one was killed in the fire, which saw more than 100 firefighters dispatched to the area. Fences have burned through, with just the concrete pillars left standing and any patch of earth has been scorched black.Fifteen crews including teams from Whitechapel, Leytonstone, Millwall, and Clapham were sent to the scene.
Borough Commander Paul McClenaghan, who was at the scene, said: ‘Crews initially attended a significant grass fire which involved multiple seats of fire and also affected a range of buildings and a workshop.
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