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Around 150 people have spent the night away from their homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf because of a fire in a barn.Around 150 people have spent the night away from their homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf because of a fire in a barn.
The fire at Edmondstown Road in Tonypandy began at around 2000 GMT on Saturday. The fire at Edmondstown Road in Tonypandy began at around 2028 GMT on Saturday.
South Wales Fire and Rescue officers asked people to leave their home because acetylene gas cylinders were being stored in the barn. South Wales Fire and Rescue officers asked people to leave their homes because acetylene gas cylinders were being stored in the barn.
A nearby leisure centre was opened for temporary accommodation but people stayed with family or friends.A nearby leisure centre was opened for temporary accommodation but people stayed with family or friends.
Fire crews are still at the scene making sure the cylinders are safe, and officers are due to examine the scene on Sunday morning to decide when it will be safe for people to return to their homes. Fire crews left the scene at around 0930 GMT on Sunday after making sure the cylinders were safe, and said residents were able to return to their homes.
Parts of Edmondstown Road have also been closed to traffic. Fire officers will return to inspect the gas cylinders around midday.
Rhondda Cynon Taf opened Hawthorn Leisure Centre as a temporary refuge for evacuees but they all found alternative accommodation. Parts of Edmondstown Road and surrounding roads were closed to traffic overnight, but have now reopened.
An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire, which remains unknown. Rhondda Cynon Taf opened Hawthorn Leisure Centre as a temporary refuge for evacuees but they all found their own alternative accommodation.
An investigation is underway into the cause of the blaze.