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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Environment
Chiara Giordano

Villagers devastated by fire on UK’s hottest day call for more action on climate change

Leon Neal/Getty Images

Residents have told of the moment a devastating fire ripped through their homes in an east London village – and how they believe it could have been avoided.

Landlord Walter Martin was inside the pub Lennards in Wennington on Tuesday afternoon when he received a phone call from a neighbour asking whether the building was on fire.

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