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Penderyn fire: Firefighters tackle Rhigos mountain blaze

Mountain fire burns near industrial estate

Firefighters have tackled a large blaze on the side of a mountain in south Wales.

Twelve hectares (30 acres) of land was on fire near Rhigos Industrial Estate, in the Penderyn area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, on Monday evening.

Two crews from Glynneath in Neath Port Talbot and Abercrave in Powys were at the scene, according to South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

Firefighters responded at about 19:00 GMT and left shortly after 22:00.

The fire service also attended a four hectare (10 acre) fire in Penlan, Swansea, which was put out before 21:00.

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IT engineer Garan Rhys Thomas, who lives in Rhigos, near the site, said: "It is definitely the craziest fire I have seen so far.

"We do get wild fires in the summer months but hardly ever at this time of year.

"It absolutely stunk, we had to get the clothes in off the line and we closed all the windows."

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A witness estimated the flames were 10ft high

He was worried lambs on the mountain could die in the flames.

"There were layers of fire across the mountain, lines and lines of fire," Mr Thomas said.

"If I were to guess I would say the flames were nearly 10ft high, just layering up the side of the mountain."