Claire Taylor, 40, said all her and her family had time to rescue was her grandfather s ashes, some photographs and a small amount of clothes as the fire tore towards their home in Wennington, east London.
Residents of Wennington, east London - a village devastated by wildfire during Tuesday s record-breaking heatwave - have today made an emotional return to their homes.
Firefighters don't know the full extent of the damage caused by blazes that destroyed houses, cars and stables in Upminster, Wennington, Dagenham and Wembley.