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Deliberate fires in Graig y Rhacca and Newbridge

News | | Published: 15:59, Monday March 14th, 2016.
Last updated: 10:56, Tuesday March 15th, 2016

Crews from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to three separate deliberately-set fires on Saturday, March 12.

The first was a wheelie bin fire which was deliberately set on Ashfield Road, Newbridge, just after 5pm. Abercarn crew attended.

The next was a deliberate grass fire at Addison Way in Graig y Rhacca, near Machen, at 5.28pm. A crew from Caerphilly put out the fire using beaters.

Caerphilly firefighters were again called out to a deliberate rubbish fire the skate park on Longfellow Gardens in Graig y Rhacca just after 8pm.

A wheelie bin was deliberately set on fire on Ashfield Road Newbridge at 17.03 Abercarn crew attended

— Jennie Griffiths (@GriffithsJECtrl) 13 March 2016

Grass was deliberately set on fire in a skateboard park on Addison Way Craig Y Rhacca at 17.28 Caerphilly crew attended using beaters

— Jennie Griffiths (@GriffithsJECtrl) 13 March 2016

Refuse was deliberately set on fire in the skate park Longfellow Gardens Craig Y Rhacca at 20.12 Caerphilly crew attended

— Jennie Griffiths (@GriffithsJECtrl) 13 March 2016

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