Crews extinguish Surrey wildfire
Crews extinguish Surrey wildfire
Joshua Askew - South EastSun, August 2, 2026 at 8:32 AM UTC
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There have been several wildfires across South East England in recent weeks
A wildfire which spread across 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) in Surrey has been extinguished
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) battled the blaze in Upper Halliford Road, in Shepperton, from about 14:40 BST on Saturday.
However the brigade said in update just after 19:00 that the fire was "now out".
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"Fire crews have left the scene following work to bring the fire under control and prevent it from spreading further," SFRS continued.
It said several fire and rescue vehicles were at the scene, including fire engines and specialist wildfire vehicles.
There have been multiple wildfires across Surrey, Kent and Sussex in recent weeks during the hot and dry weather.
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