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Tag: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Driver taken to hospital after one-car crash in Bargoed

Thursday, March 5, 2026Thursday, March 5, 2026

A driver was taken to hospital as a precaution following a car crash in Bargoed on Thursday afternoon.

Major fire cause still unknown as building demolished

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

The cause of a major fire at a building in Pontllanfraith last week is still unknown.

Fire service called as blaze breaks out on high street

Tuesday, February 17, 2026Tuesday, February 17, 2026

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended a fire at a property on Blackwood High Street on Monday afternoon.

Fire crews tackle huge blaze at Pontllanfraith industrial estate

Tuesday, February 10, 2026Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Investigations into a major fire at a building on Commercial Street, Pontllanfraith, are being carried out this morning.

Road closed after Stagecoach bus catches fire

Monday, February 2, 2026Monday, February 2, 2026

A road has been closed and diversions put in place after a bus caught fire in the Darran Valley.

Collection in memory of couple who died in house fire

Wednesday, January 7, 2026Wednesday, January 7, 2026

A well-known husband and wife who lost their lives in a house fire have been named locally as Bill and Marlene Mumford.

Joint fire control room ‘like Wetherspoons on a match day’

Friday, December 19, 2025Monday, December 22, 2025

Fire service staff in south Wales are sleeping in cars between excessive night shifts and have compared trying to run the control room to a Wetherspoon’s on a match day.

Inquiries ongoing after two people killed in explosion at Nelson property

Monday, December 15, 2025Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Inquiries into a house fire in Nelson which claimed the lives of two people are ongoing, police have said.

Fire service precept could rise by almost 3% for Caerphilly Council taxpayers

Monday, December 8, 2025Tuesday, December 9, 2025

The fire service, which covers Caerphilly County Borough as well as nine other local authority areas across south Wales, is currently consulting on its budget proposals for 2026/2027.

‘False alarm’: Fire service deals with ‘small explosion’ at scrapyard

Monday, July 14, 2025

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to GLJ Recycling Ltd, on Chapel Farm Industrial Estate, at around 12pm on Monday July 14.

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