
The land surrounding Thorpe Park has been checked and will continue to be monitored."Ī golfer gets ready to tee-off as smoke billows in the background (Image: Anthony Cerullo) We believe this was the source of the smell and smoke at the resort today. In response, Thorpe Park said: "We were made aware of a fire on Hankley Common which has been declared as a major incident. There's a very high wind at the moment too."ĭrone images and an aerial photo captured the trail of smoke that has engulfed the west of the county, with Thorpe Park publishing a tweet after a visitor said the theme park was "covered" in smoke while another said they could "barely breathe". I don't know how much water they can carry but I can't imagine it's very much. "There are myriad firefighters there but it's very difficult to get to because it's on a common, so the sort of vehicles that can get to it are quite small. READ MORE: FOLLOW ALL THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE HANKLEY COMMON FIRE IN OUR LIVE BLOG It must stretch for at least half a mile. I believe some army buildings in the area may have been subsumed by it, although I don't know. He said: "It's an absolutely massive fire. More info to follow."Īlan Johnson told SurreyLive he went to visit a disabled friend in Truxford, just north of where he lives in Thursley, to check they were alright and said that he found firefighters evacuating some residents in nearby houses.

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There is a great deal of smoke so please avoid the area, windows and doors should be closed if nearby and pets kept indoors. We have several fire engines in attendance. In a tweet at around 2.30pm, SFRS said: "We have declared a major incident at Hankley Common due to a large fire in the open. Large clouds of smoke could be seen billowing into the sky at around lunchtime on Sunday (July 24) with the county's fire brigade quickly issuing a statement on its Twitter account telling people to avoid the area.

In this article he covers an artist’s attempt to call attention to the problem of urban air quality. Summary: Reporter Ceylan Yeginsu moved to back to London in 2017 and was struck by the smell of diesel and the haze over the city.
