THE FIRE service remains at a mountain blaze near Llangollen.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called shortly after 1pm on Tuesday to a gorse fire in Rhewl, near to Llangollen.

The fire, believed to have been started accidentally, has affected 1km square of gorse, undergrowth and forestry, the fire service said.

As of Thursday evening, firefighters are returning to the scene twice daily to damp down hotspots on the mountain.

Fire crews worked with colleagues from Natural Resources Wales, Denbighshire Wardens from Denbighshire County Council, North Wales Police and the 4 x 4 volunteer group to bring the incident under control.

A helicopter attended and dropped water on the incident to help extinguish the fire. The fire was under control around 9pm on Tuesday, fire chiefs confirmed.

Paul Jenkinson, North Wales Fire and Rescue's senior operations manager, said: “Please continue to avoid this area whilst crews are dealing with the incident. We will have a number of vehicles in the area again today and we are asking the public to assist us by staying away from this area until the incident is over.

“This incident highlights the importance of partnership working with our colleagues from the other agencies to be able to bring it under control quickly and safely. Our crews worked extremely hard on the mountain yesterday in very hot conditions and I would like to thank everyone who assisted with this incident.”