FIREFIGHTERS are still at the scene of a fire on a mountain in Gwent.

The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that three crews are still at the scene and the incident is ‘ongoing’.

The Service has appealed for people to stay away from the scene for safety reasons. 

Yesterday, Gwent Police announced they believed the initial fire had been started deliberately.

Today they said no arrests have been made.

Helicopters have been assisting firefighters in dealing with the situation since it began, collecting water from nearby lakes and reservoirs.

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The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said in a statement: “Over the past few days the Twmbarlwm and Cwmcarn area has seen a large ongoing grass fire with multiple crews in attendance. 

"Working with our partners we have a well-developed plan in place to deal with the situation.  

"We are working closely with Natural Resources Wales to create fire breaks and to prevent spreading into further forestry areas. 

"Whilst our staff are fully resourced with supplies and people when attending incidents, the service appreciates the kindness shown by individuals and groups and their offers of support and refreshments. 

"Due to the risk associated with fire and smoke we would ask members of the public to please refrain from attending any ongoing incidents to avoid harm or injury.

"Over the past few weeks we have been dealing with a large number of incidents relating to the current weather conditions and our operational Firefighters and Joint Control Room staff are working extremely hard during this challenging time.

"We would like to thank them all for their continued efforts to keep our communities safe. 

"Grass fires impact our communities across Wales and draw fundamental and valuable resources away from our communities, placing unnecessary risk on lives.

"The all Wales multi agency initiative,  Dawns Glaw has been conducting a range of engagement, education and enforcement interventions across Wales.

"The programme has involved raising awareness of the consequences and impact of grass fires to communities across Wales.

"We will continue to work with our communities to reduce the risk and impact of grass fires, however we would remind people to please refrain from the use of any open flame fires or BBQ’s at this time to reduce the risk of fires starting and spreading due to the increased warm and dry weather."

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