An acre of land the size of a football pitch has been destroyed by a fire in Bromley.

The London Fire Brigade sent four fire engines and 25 firefighters to the grass fire on Magpie Hall Lane Bromley at 11.42am.

A spokesman said: "The fire was under control at 12.56pm. Fire crews from Bromley, Orpington, Biggin Hill, and Sidcup fire stations attended the scene.

“The cause of the fire is under investigation.”

This comes just days after a quick-thinking man helped stop a fire in Beckenham Place Park from spreading.

Julian Kirkman-Page was walking with his wife on Sunday night (July 15) at around 9.30pm when he saw the flames on Crab Hill.

“We couldn’t believe how big the fire was,” he told News Shopper. “We saw it from a distance and presumed there was a crowd, but it had been abandoned.

“One breeze and the dry grass six foot away would have gone up. It wasn’t just the field that was in danger, it was the houses, the railway station and the ancient woodland trees.”

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