Farmers raced to save their produce in north Wales as fields went up in flames on the hottest day on record. Smoke could be seen over Anglesey towards Snowdonia after scrubland and a large hay field caught fire on Monday.
Gorse was set alight fire near Holyhead as fire crews attempted to beat back flames near the village of Llanfairynghornwy, North Wales Live reports. Witnesses describe seeing frantic efforts by a farmer to save his straw bales at the village, which lies between Llanrhyddlad and Cemlyn. Within 20 minutes, a second fire was reported from Porthdafarch Road, Holyhead.
Tracey O’Brien was driving back to her home in Llanfairynghornwy when she saw plumes of smoke hanging over the island. “I realised it wasn’t just someone burning off their garden rubbish,” she said.
