Firefighters from across Mid and South Wales tackled a forest fire near Llanwrtwyd Wells yesterday in which around 100 hectares of forestry and brush land has been burnt.
A video taken from the air by the Head of Operation Response for Powys Command, Craig Thomas, shows the area damaged by the fire.
View of the fire spread and damage on yesterday’s wildfire @Llanwrtydfire over 100 hectares damaged by fire. Great work by crews from @CommandPowys and Carmarthen @mawwfire pic.twitter.com/zQOJcuONEA
— Craig Thomas (@craig_thomas111) April 24, 2020
Mr Thomas said the fire was deliberate in another Tweet: "Another day yet another deliberate wildfire!"
The senior fire officer spoke out about deliberate wildfires to the County Times this week following the recent number of grass and hill fires in Mid Powys.
"Again tremendous work in arduous conditions, and proud of the work by crews," he said in the same Tweet.
Over 70 firefighters played their part in the huge operation. There were nine fire engines at the scene: from Llanwrtyd, Builth Wells, Llandovery, Llandrindod Wells, Talgarth, Tumble, Ammanford and Llandeilo.
There was also a helicopter, drone, and an array of other firefighting equipment used at the Llanwrtwyd incident to extinghush the fire.
Firefighters were first called to the scene at 2.42pm yesterday (Thursday, April 23) and left almost 24-hours later, at 1.58pm today.
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