Grass fires in south east England

A large grass fire that covered at least eight acres of land was declared a serious incident in Surrey on Sunday.

Several fire engines were at the scene on Hankley Common, near Farnham.

There were separate fires in Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Thamesmead in London, where fire engines, a fireboat and around 65 firefighters were fighting a grass blaze.

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