Around 70 firefighters tackled a grass fire in Rainham.

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to a blaze on Lambs Lane today (August 10), where nearly six hectares of grass were alight.

The brigade was called just after 1.40pm and the fire was under control by 4.17pm.

Crews from Dagenham, Hornchurch, Barking, East Ham and other surrounding fire stations attended the scene.

Firefighters will remain at the scene for the next few hours to dampen down the area.

The cause of the fire will be investigated.

At the time of the fire road closures were in place due to smoke causing visibility issues.

This comes as the Met Office issued an amber extreme heat warning, with temperatures expected to soar from tomorrow (August 11).

During the last heatwave, fires broke out across the UK and temperature records were broken.