Tackling the wildfires at the heart of London's major incident felt like being in a warzone, a fire boss has said.

Soho station commander John Singleton co-ordinated the response to the fire in Wennington, east London, on Tuesday which destroyed 14 homes.

Comparing the situation to the Blitz, he said it was "probably one of the worst days" in his 22-year career.

The heatwave sparked the biggest response since World War Two. He said colleagues could not have done more.

With temperatures topping 40C, emergency services declared the major incident due to the scale of fires in the capital and beyond.

Tackling the wildfires at the heart of London's major incident felt like being in a warzone, a fire boss has said.

Soho station commander John Singleton co-ordinated the response to the fire in Wennington, east London, on Tuesday which destroyed 14 homes.

Comparing the situation to the Blitz, he said it was "probably one of the worst days" in his 22-year career.

The heatwave sparked the biggest response since World War Two. He said colleagues could not have done more.

With temperatures topping 40C, emergency services declared the major incident due to the scale of fires in the capital and beyond.