When Terry Evans awoke on the morning of Saturday, July 14, 2018, he could not have envisaged what he was about to witness.
Terry has enjoyed spending time exploring Twmbarlwm mountain, with it's pimple on the top known as the Twmp to locals around Risca and Cwmcarn, since he was a small boy and had spent years working to ensure its preservation for younger generations.
“A friend of mine can see the mountain from her house,” the 69-year-old told WalesOnline from a quiet spot near the top of the mountain. “She rang me that morning and said: ‘Terry, do you know your mountain is on fire?’ To be honest I didn’t think it would come to anything, but I raced up here. I couldn’t believe it when I got here. I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing.”
