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| 150 leave homes after barn fire | 150 leave homes after barn fire |
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| Around 150 people were forced to spend the night away from their homes because of a fire in a barn in Rhondda Cynon Taf. | |
| The blaze at Edmondstown Road in Tonypandy began at around 2028 GMT on Saturday. | |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue officers asked people to leave their homes because acetylene gas cylinders were being stored in the barn. | South Wales Fire and Rescue officers asked people to leave their homes because acetylene gas cylinders were being stored in the barn. |
| A nearby leisure centre was opened for temporary accommodation. | |
| Fire crews left the scene at around 0930 GMT on Sunday after making sure the cylinders were safe, and said residents were able to return to their homes. | Fire crews left the scene at around 0930 GMT on Sunday after making sure the cylinders were safe, and said residents were able to return to their homes. |
| Alternative accommodation | Alternative accommodation |
| Fire officers later return to inspect the gas cylinders to make sure there was no danger from them. | |
| Parts of Edmondstown Road and surrounding roads were closed to traffic overnight, but later reopened. | |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf opened Hawthorn Leisure Centre as a temporary refuge for evacuees but they all found their own alternative accommodation. | Rhondda Cynon Taf opened Hawthorn Leisure Centre as a temporary refuge for evacuees but they all found their own alternative accommodation. |
| An investigation is underway into the cause of the blaze but South Wales Police said it was not believed to be related to fireworks. | An investigation is underway into the cause of the blaze but South Wales Police said it was not believed to be related to fireworks. |
| Fire officers returned later on Sunday to inspect the barn | |
| Jonathan Edwards, whose back garden faces onto the barn, said the heat from the blaze could be felt there. | |
| "It was a really big fire, we could feel the heat 50 feet away," he said. | |
| Neighbour Beth Evans, had to leave her home with partner Kevin Thomas and three-year-old son Evan. | |
| "It was frightening for us, lots of people in the area had to leave, including my elderly aunt who's in her 90s, and she was very upset." |