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Around 125 firefighters are tackling a grass fire in Dagenham, temporarily forcing residents from their homes. The blaze, covering eight hectares, has prompted evacuations.

A video shared on Facebook shows a police officer attempting to extinguish a grass fire in Erith by stamping on it, as smoke rises into the air.

The London Fire Brigade reported that a tortoise inadvertently caused a fire in a flat by knocking over a heat lamp, igniting hay.

The London Fire Brigade reported that approximately ten hectares of grass and shrubland are currently alight, with crews working diligently to control the blaze.

A fire broke out at a mixed-use building on Electric Avenue in Brixton, leading to the closure of Brixton Underground station. London Fire Brigade reported that the affected area is a storage section at the rear of the building.

The London Fire Brigade responded with 12 fire engines and around 80 firefighters to a blaze on Imperial Way in Croydon shortly after 6:30am.

A van on fire near King's Cross Station caused significant smoke, leading to road closures and bus diversions, but did not disrupt rail services.

Firefighters spent several hours extinguishing a number of hotspots across approximately one hectare of land.

In the high-stakes environment of emergency response, London Fire Brigade partners with NEC Software Solutions to modernize its mobilising system, aimed at improving response efficiency.

The fire broke out in a mid-terraced property of two floors in Nithdale Road just before 1.50am today (April 14). Crews rescued a woman from the property, however, she was pronounced dead shortly after.

Kathryn Chalk, a meteorologist at the Met Office, emphasized that with strong winds and ongoing dry/warm weather, there brings a continued likelihood for wildfire conditions through the period.