Residents of Wennington, in southern England's Kent, tell of how the police kicked down doors to rescue animals as fire spread rapidly, consuming houses and cars. The fire, which started on grassland, is being tackled by around 100 firefighters, according to the London Fire Brigade. The exact cause is not yet known, but it comes on the day the UK sees temperatures breach 40C for the first time ever.

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