"Keith (Southend)G" wrote in message
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We have some friends that live in the next road to where the fires
were at Great Wakering, the whole thing was pretty scaring. People
were removing fence panels as the fire was using them like a lighted
fuse. Our local paper had five pages with pictures in last night.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4571...kering/?ref=mr

Wow, I don't think I've ever heard of houses in this country being
destroyed by grass fires before.
And there must have been far more severe/prolonged dry periods
than the current on in the SE.
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Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl