Fire crews were deployed for up to three hours to deal with the flooding, which hit Kidwelly and Pontyates the worst.

One incident saw water sweep through the Pontyates Texaco Garage in Heol y Meinciau to the dismay of manager Simon Lewis, who rushed to rectify the flood damage at 5.30am Wednesday.

“It’s totally flooded us out,” Mr Lewis said.

“It’s gone all through the shop and staff room, and some stock has been ruined while some has been lost completely.

“We have been busy cleaning it up all morning and have been washing the floor.

“Nobody informed us that it was likely to happen, I feel quite let down. If they could see it was happening someone could have put sand bags down or got hold of someone for us.

“I have not started counting the damage yet but it will be costly and we have lost a day’s trading too.”

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Essex fire fighters were called out just before midnight to the site at Great Warley near the M25/A127 junction at Brentwood.

London Fire Brigade engines also came from Harold Hill and Romford to help bring the blaze under control.

The police and fire service said they will interview the site owner later as part of the inquiry into the cause of the blaze.

Essex fire service said it was under control by 02:23 BST and crews left the site at 05:38 BST.

The police said the owner had told them there was £1m worth of fire damage at the site which is off the B186.

The police and fire service said they were continuing their investigation into the cause of the blaze.

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Now retired Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser, Sir Ken Knight suggested a reform on the fire service which included cutting jobs and creating one single fire service for England, rather than the 46 separate services currently active in the country.

According to the BBC, Sir Ken “…found inexplicable variations in the amount different fire and rescue authorities were spending. After finding that, in some areas, services cost twice as much to provide as they did elsewhere, he suggested tens of millions of pounds could be saved every year.”

General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, Matt Wrack believes that cutting jobs and reducing the number of fire services in England could have a negative impact on response times, “David Cameron has promised to protect front-line services. That has been exposed as a lie over the past three years as the fire service has faced the biggest cuts in its history…[resulting in] a poorer service for the public… reaction time has increased… and it will show it has resulted in additional deaths and additional fire losses”

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At one point 22 firefighters from High Wycombe and Beaconsfield fire stations were at the scene of the ground floor flat fire in Welles Road, Micklefield, which was caused by a tumble dryer catching alight.

Six people managed to escape and another five were led to safety by the fire brigade, but the flats were wrecked by smoke damage and fire damage.

Residents have already offered to help neighbours who are now having to live in temporary accommodation as a result of the blaze. It is unknown how long the fire damage repairs will take.

Micklefield’s Lib Dem ward councillor Matt Knight said: “I have been overwhelmed with offers of help from residents of Micklefield and received dozens of messages overnight and this morning offering to help replace items which have been destroyed in the fire.

“In a wonderful display of community spirit neighbours have already given families second hand clothes and toys to replace what has been damaged and are beginning to collect items together which may be needed.”

Westlakes in Wembley High Road suffered thousands of pounds worth of fire damage following the blaze in November last year in which the back of the shop was completely destroyed.

Around 30 fire fighters took three hours to tackle the blaze which also caused smoke damage throughout the building. But now the store has re-opened following extensive fire damage repairs and a complete refurbishment, and is looking forward to welcoming customers again.

Paresh Patel, who has been at Westlakes since it opened more than 30 years ago, said: “We are delighted to be reopening the new look shop and would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported us, and been patient through this difficult time, and would like to let everyone know we have now reopened.”

The store sells a range of stationery equipment and also printing and laminating services.

Firefighters were called shortly after 9pm to reports of a fire in Woodhall Road, Pinner, where a large amount of hay was alight.

Four fire engines from Harrow, Stanmore, and Northolt attended the scene and no one was hurt.

Some crews stayed with the fire overnight to supervise controlled burning as fires of this kind and smoulder for a long time and be very difficult to fully extinguish. The fire was finally completely out by 8.20am this morning. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Crews also had to save a person from a flat fire in Northolt Road, South Harrow, last night at 6.46pm. The flat suffered significant fire damage and it is currently unknown whether the fires are connected.

The company’s managing director explained what he saw to BBC Radio Cornwall: “I could just see flames leaping in the air and, when I arrived, all the buses at the bottom of the yard were completely ablaze. “The services will be significantly disrupted but we will run as much of them as we can.” The fire damage is under investigation by both Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service. Most of the vehicles are beyond any kind of fire damage repairs however the bus depot may have to undergo a fire restoration process to restore the family business.

Sgt Barry Leake said: ”We are keen to speak to anyone with information that can assist this investigation. Young people in Islington have been deprived of a much loved playground as a result of this deliberate fire damage and we are determined to catch the culprits.” Cllr Richard Watts, Islington Council’s executive member for children and families, said: “I’m angry that vandals have destroyed part of this very popular adventure playground for Islington’s children.

“Local young people were involved in designing the play structures themselves so children and families are rightly angry and upset by the damage this fire has caused.

“A police investigation is now underway to catch the culprits. We’re hoping to have the undamaged section of the playground open again tomorrow and will work to get the play structures repaired and ready for use again as soon as possible.”

Fire damage repairs will take place as soon as possible following the damage and the investigations. Restoration teams will be working hard to repair fire damage and restore the playground in Islington.

“We had to throw away a certain amount of stock. The dresses hanging down to carpet level had to go and we had to clear away a few other items of clothing because of the smell.”

Firefighters were called at around 9.40am on Monday April 22 and according to Mr Foster, had to break down the door of the flat above so they could turn off the tap. David Goode, white watch manager at Chertsey fire station, said firefighters spoke to the landlord of the flat before forcing their way in.

“The person who owns the flat and the landlord were too far away so we had to break in to stop it from causing more flood damage,” he said.

“It caused a lot of water damage. It was just continual.”

Water damage companies specialising in flood and water damage are restoring the damage caused.

A fire service spokesman said the fire damage was in the ground floor of a two-storey house, and crews put out the flames fast before ventilating the property. Around three square meters of the ground floor within a room was damaged by fire, and the remainder of the ground floor suffered light smoke damage. A full investigation is being carried out to determine the cause of the fire.