Firefighters tackle Trevethin grass fire
UPDATE 17.06pm
FIREFIGHTERS are damping down a grass blaze in Trevethin.
Only one fire crew remains at the scene of the blaze in Lasgarn Lane, a South Wales Fire & Rescue service spokeswoman said.
4.05pm
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a 100 sq metre grass fire in Trevethin.
Two fire engines are currently at the scene of the blaze in Lasgarn Lane.
A fire appliance from Abersychan was dispatched shortly after 2.20pm.
A second engine from Cwmbran arrived in Lasgarn Lane at around 3.35pm.
A South Wales Fire & Rescue service spokeswoman said that firefighters were using water and beaters in an attempt to put out the blaze.
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