UPDATE: 8.42pm

South Wales Fire Service is leaving the fire at Machen mountain to burn overnight and will be returning to reinspect in the morning.

UPDATE: 7.12pm

Laura Barnes took this photo of a helicopter filling up water for the fire on Machen mountain

South Wales Argus:

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UPDATE: 4.28pm

South Wales Fire and Rescue has thanked everyone for their support as they deal with a number of grass fires.

A spokesman said: "We would like to thank you all for the overwhelming support that you have shown, offering your support and best wishes to everyone dealing with the deliberately set fires over the past weeks.

"It means a great deal to the firefighters, their families, the communities that have been affected and to us all at the South Wales Fire Service."

 

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UPDATE: 12.53pm

South Wales Fire and Rescue say they have had over 200 calls about the fire on Machen Mountain,

A spokeswoman said that while they were grateful for the public calling, their 999 lines are now overloaded with reports of this fire.

UPDATE: 8.30am

Risca and Abertillery crews fought the first fire on Machen Mountain at 8.55pm for 90 minutes using beaters.

Risca crew fought a second deliberately lit fire on Machen Mountain on the Crosskeys side involving half an acre of grass and bracken at 11.41pm.

Since Friday morning South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has taken 1,947  999 calls - more than  80 per cent were for grass fires.

 

UPDATE: 8.12am

Reader pictures of the grass fire on Machen Mountain:

 

 

UPDATE: 6.18am

FIRE fighters tackled a small grass fire in Risca last night.

A crew from Risca attended to Machen Mountain at 8.55pm last night to put out a grass fire. They were joined by a 4x4 from Abertillery and left the scene at around 11pm.

A South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said they will be re-inspecting the area this morning.