Flames burn close to people's homes as two mountain fires merge into one

Crews managed to tackle the flames just in time

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Firefighters are battling a mountain blaze in the Rhondda after two fires either side of the Penrhys mountain merged into one.

The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to the fire at 2.57pm on Friday in Trealaw Road in Tonypandy.

There was another grass fire already on Penrhys mountain but this has now merged with the Tonypandy fire and is around 10 hectares in size.