Brecon Beacons and Treherbert fires spread by high wind

Fire fighters have been called to deal with more grass fires across Wales.

In the latest, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire involving six hectares of shrub at Ynyshir, Rhondda.

And North Wales Fire and Rescue Service have been tackling a gorse fire at Llechwedd, Conwy.

Earlier on Tuesday, strong winds hampered efforts at controlling a fire over 400 hectares of a south Wales mountain at Treherbert, Rhondda.

Meanwhile, a large woodland fire spread across more than 10 acres at Coed y Rhaiadr on the Powys/Neath Port Talbot border.

Firefighters were called back to the scene at 0807 BST on Tuesday but it first broke out at Coed y Rhaiadr in the Brecon Beacons on Monday.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service used fire beaters, four fire engines and a water bowser to douse the flames.

Eventually it was brought under control at about 1600 BST, with the help of a helicopter.

Crews from Treorchy, Ferndale, Aberdare and Tonypandy fought the fire at Treherbert, which had spread to 400 hectares by later afternoon before being brought under control.

The fires broke out in forestry land in Powys, Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf

Another at Wattsville in Caerphilly county, a fire which started at 1620 BST on Monday was brought under control earlier on Tuesday before firefighters were called out again at 1530 BST.

Fire has engulfed 50 hectares of Forestry Commission land.

A spokesperson for Forestry Commission Wales said much of the area was covered with young larch and native trees and was the target of a previous blaze 12 years ago.

"Once again these woodlands appear to have been the target of a malicious attack which will have cost the taxpayer thousands of pounds and taken scarce resources away from other areas aimed at making our woods more attractive places to visit," they added.

"As well as endangering the lives of staff and other forest users, these malicious acts can have serious implications [for] firefighters' ability to respond to emergencies in people's homes and towns while they are otherwise engaged in the forest."

Elsewhere, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service received a call to land near Ynyshir football field at 1730 BST on Tuesday, sending three fire engines from Ferndale and two from Tonypandy.

Four crews were sent to a mountain fire near to Gorsedd Street, Mountain Ash, at 1345 BST.

And two hectares of grass were reported as well alight at Groeswen, Caerphilly, after the initial call-out was received at 1542 BST.

In north Wales, fire crews from Llangefni, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay and Conwy were called to a gorse fire near Llechwedd, Conwy, at 1635 BST.