{"id":90129,"date":"2025-05-10T13:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T13:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/90129\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T13:16:10","slug":"people-told-to-stay-away-from-two-beauty-spots-as-fire-breaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/90129\/","title":{"rendered":"People told to stay away from two beauty spots as fire breaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-social behaviour referrals have been made<\/p>\n<p>13:40, 10 May 2025Updated 13:43, 10 May 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1_ljr_100525_firemJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Smoke coming from a mountain above a town \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The fire reignited on Saturday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">People have been urged to stay away from two beauty spots while emergency services tackle a huge fire. Emergency services were called to the incident at a large grassed area and part of the forestry behind Pentre Road, Maerdy, at 5pm on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">South Wales Fire and Rescue Service brought the fire under control, but some locations reignited on Saturday morning (May 10). Officers from Natural Resources Wales have warned people to stay away from Mynydd Maerdy and Cefn y <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/rhondda\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhondda<\/a> for their safety. A spokesman for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/south-wales-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">South Wales Police<\/a> said no arrests have been made in relation to the incident but that anti-social behaviour referrals had been made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The spokesman said: &#8220;Emergency services were called at 5pm yesterday (Friday May 9) to a fire at a large, grassed area and part of the forestry behind Pentre Road, Maerdy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;No arrests have been made, but ASB referrals are to be submitted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Natural Resources Wales officers are at the scene on Saturday continuing to support the fire service.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_ljr_100525_firem1JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Smoke floating above the town\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Emergency services remain at the seen on Saturday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesman said: &#8220;A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"\/>wildfire encroached on to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/welsh-government\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Welsh Government<\/a> Woodland Estate close to Maerdy, Rhondda Cynon Taff yesterday evening (Friday, May 9).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;South Wales Fire and Rescue Service put the fire under control yesterday, but some locations have reignited this morning (Saturday, May 10).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We are urging people to stay away from Mynydd Maerdy and Cefn y Rhondda for their safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Please do not use the public rights of way through the forests or access the common land close to Maerdy while this incident is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Our officers are attending the site to provide advice and information to the fire service and assess the damage to the land in our care. We will continue to support the fire service as required to help extinguish this fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The recent dry spell of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/wales-weather\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">weather<\/a> has increased the fire risk at this time. 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