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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The 70-year-old man was pulled from the water in Sandown on the Isle of Wight where crews battled to save his life but he was declared dead at the scene, bringing the death toll to 12.
A huge grass blaze broke out in Wennington, Essex, and appeared to have destroyed at least two houses - while major fires also broke out nearby in Upminster and Dartford.