From the archives: Firefighters battle hundreds of vicious heathland fires during summer of 1976

Eyewitnesses said flames leaped 100 feet into the air above Thursley, which was classed as one of the worst-hit areas during the fires in July 1976

from Surrey Live - Home https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/nostalgia/archives-firefighters-battle-hundreds-vicious-11551442