A grass fire that spread to the size of three football pitches has damaged open land in Bexleyheath.
Firefighters were called to reports of a grass fire in Halcot Avenue in Bexleyheath at 3.34pm on Monday.
Around three hectares of grass, trees and scrubland were damaged by the fire.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Mitch, who lives on Halcot Avenue, said he didn’t see anything but the smell of the smoke was “very strong”.
He added: "I hope everyone is ok."
A woman who wishes to be kept anonymous claims she was “very frightened” when she saw the fire engines “rush down the road”.
The Brigade’s 999 Control Officers took 19 calls to the blaze.
Fire crews from Bexley, Erith, Sidcup, and Eltham fire stations attended the scene The fire was under control by 5.13pm.
London Fire Brigade’s Assistant Commissioner, Pat Goulbourne, is urging people to “take care” on open land in extreme heat and to “properly” dispose of rubbish and cigarettes.
He explained: “The Met Office has issued a warning for extreme heat on Monday and Tuesday and we’re urging people to continue to take extra care and help us prevent fires on open land.
“Make sure rubbish, especially glass, is safely thrown away and cigarettes are always properly disposed of.
“Grass will be tinder dry after such hot weather, so please don’t have barbecues in parks and public spaces.
"Disposable barbecues that have been abandoned can still end up causing a fire as hot coals can smoulder and pose a real fire risk for some time after the flames die down – they need to be put right out and cooled before being safely thrown away.”
A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade said: “Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a grass fire on Halcot Avenue in Bexleyheath.
“Around three hectares of grass, trees and scrubland were damaged by fire.
“There were no reports of any injuries.
“The Brigade’s 999 Control Officers took 19 calls to the blaze.
“The Brigade was called at 1534 and the fire was under control by 1713.
“Fire crews from Bexley, Erith, Sidcup and Eltham fire stations attended the scene.”
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