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.
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Heavy rain has swept across Britain as a cool front moves north towards France - with parts of eastern England facing a yellow warning for more thundery showers tomorrow.
LFB declared a major incident and scrambled more than 100 fire engines to Upminster, Wennington, Pinner, Southgate, Croydon, Dagenham, Wembley, Hendon and Eltham.