"They were trying to deal with [the fire] but by that point it was already burning through the roof. Then the gas bottles on the forklift truck started exploding so they withdrew everybody and at that point there was just no stopping it. Diesel tanks burst open and spilled over the yard and took out the machinery, it was just a matter of containing it."
These are the words of father and wood craftsman Scott Blytt Jordens from Bishopston, who described the scenes at his barn and workshop at Cheriton Woods, Gower, on Wednesday, March 8. After Scott had received calls from concerned neighbours who had spotted a fire at his barn, he rushed over to the woodlands as fast as he could.
The 42-year-old arrived at the scene at around 5:30pm and was met by firefighters who were trying to access the barn to put out a fire which had started inside it. What had started off as a "lovely, snowy day" in Swansea, spending time with his son, had soon turned into a nightmare. A bewildered Scott found himself powerlessly watching while his livelihood burned to the ground in front of his eyes. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
