Fire fighters tackle forest blaze

Location mapThe forest fire broke out near Bala
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Fire crews have spent the night dealing with a large forest fire in Gwynedd.

Two crews were still in attendance on Sunday morning dampening down at Rhos y Gwaliau at Aberhirnant near Bala.

Crews were called in a 1420 BST on Saturday and eight fire appliances were working through the night.

The North Wales Police helicopter has been deployed to monitor the fire, while the fire service has sent relief crews with situation ongoing.

Meanwhile, South Wales Fire and Rescue dealt with seven grassland fires on Saturday, the worst of which broke out in Clydach Vale.

Three fire crews tackled the blaze on Saturday, with equipment including an eight-wheeled all-terrain vehicle.

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