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| Fire crews tackle six-mile grass blaze near Pontsticill, Merthyr Tydfil | Fire crews tackle six-mile grass blaze near Pontsticill, Merthyr Tydfil |
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| More than 20 firefighters have tackled a huge grass blaze stretching up to six miles (10km) near Merthyr Tydfil. | |
| The fire near Pontsticill Reservoir has been burning for several hours and is being driven by high winds, said South Wales Fire and Rescue. | The fire near Pontsticill Reservoir has been burning for several hours and is being driven by high winds, said South Wales Fire and Rescue. |
| The alarm was raised just before 10:40 GMT, and crews from Merthyr, Aberdare and Tonypandy are at the scene. | The alarm was raised just before 10:40 GMT, and crews from Merthyr, Aberdare and Tonypandy are at the scene. |
| The fire service said a plan to contain the blaze was being put in place with Natural Resources Wales. | The fire service said a plan to contain the blaze was being put in place with Natural Resources Wales. |
| It said earlier on Monday its crews had attended 180 grass fires since 1 March. | It said earlier on Monday its crews had attended 180 grass fires since 1 March. |
| Over the weekend crews were called to 54 deliberately started grass fires in south Wales, 40 on Sunday alone. | Over the weekend crews were called to 54 deliberately started grass fires in south Wales, 40 on Sunday alone. |