Fire crews across Wales battle on as wildfires continue to blaze

Fire crews across Wales battle on as wildfires continue to blaze

Firefighters across Wales have been tackling a number of wildfires this evening.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was dealing with large grass and forestry fires in the Wattsville and Cross Keys area of Caerphilly county.

Residents have been advised to keep their doors and windows closed.

The Met Office has predicted the warm weather will continue this week after Wales recorded its fourth driest March since records began in 1836.

Crews have been dealing with another large incident on the mountain behind a Tesco supermarket in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent.

There are also reports of a fire in forestry at Clydach, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and another incident at Hirwaun.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it had dealt with fires at Brynberian, Crymych, in Pembrokeshire, at Hebron and Glandwr in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, on Cefn Rhigos and at Llanllwni.

In north Wales, fire crews and a wildfire unit were called to a mountain fire in the village of Garndolbenmaen in Gwynedd which first broke out on Monday night.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has also sent a crew to an incident near Harlech in Gwynedd on Tuesday evening.

Meanwhile, firefighters have left the scene of a large fire near the Arfon transmitting station near Nebo in Gwynedd.

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