Firefighters across Wales have responded to a number of large fires which have been started deliberately over the past few days. Images of grass and mountain fires have been released which show crews battling flames across the country as Wales basks in the first prolonged period of warm and sunny weather this year.
Last Tuesday, firefighters were called to a wildfire on Cockit Hill in Powys shortly after 6pm. Gorse, bracken and grass was well alight, and crews were at the scene for more than an hour to extinguish a fire that, according to the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, was started deliberately. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
The following afternoon, shortly before 1pm, crews from Talgarth and Brecon responded to large plumes of smoke coming from Llangors Mountain in Bannau Brycheiniog. Upon arrival they found a wildfire of around 30 hectares in size. On this occasion, firefighters took more than seven hours to bring the incident under control, using a wildfire prediction system, natural control lines, wildfire blowers, knapsacks and beaters. Again, the fire was started deliberately.
