Sunday, 8 April 2007, 17:17 GMT 18:17 UK
Crews battle nature reserve blaze
Eleven fire crews are dealing with two gorse fires in north Wales.
The first incident occurred at 1204 BST on Sunday and spread to the Countryside Council for Wales' nature reserve near Llyn Traws in Talsarnau, Gwynedd.
Firefighters from Harlech, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llanrwst and Pwllheli attended the incident.
In a second incident, six different fire crews from across the region were tackling a blaze at Tan y Bwlch, Maentwrog.
On Saturday firefighters attended a blaze in a barn in Denbighshire which involved around 100 tonnes of hay and straw.
It took five hours for officers from Rhyl, St Asaph and Prestatyn along with the Shower Unit from Colwyn Bay and the Environmental Protection Unit from Wrexham to bring the fire under control.
The road was closed during the afternoon whilst crews fought the fire and damped down adjacent buildings.
The cause of the fire is now under investigation
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