TREES on the Rifle Green in Blaenavon caught fire after a grass fire was set deliberately in the area, at the top of the town.

One crew from Blaenavon attended and brought the fire under control at around 7pm last night.

Firefighters also had to deal with an accidental garage fire in Coed Eva, Cwmbran, at 3.35am.

They also attended a road accident on the A40 near Raglan at 6.13pm yesterday evening. Everyone involved had been freed from their cars by the time the fire service arrived, and two people with minor injuries were treated at the scene by paramedics.