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Nine people have been evacuated after a caravan fire spread to two properties at a street in Port Talbot early on Wednesday morning. | Nine people have been evacuated after a caravan fire spread to three properties on a street in Port Talbot early on Wednesday morning. |
| The fire broke out just after 0500 GMT at Viola Road on the Sandfields estate. | The fire broke out just after 0500 GMT at Viola Road on the Sandfields estate. |
Mid and West Wales fire and Rescue service said they were fighting fires on both the ground and first floors of the two properties affected. | Mid and West Wales fire and Rescue service said they were fighting fires on the ground and first floors of two properties affected. |
There are no reports of any injuries and the fire service said they will not be evacuating any more streets. | The fire spread to a third property later in the morning. There are no reports of any injuries. |
The blaze was reported as a caravan fire but it spread to two properties, said the fire service. | The fire service said it would not be evacuating any more streets. |
| Three fire engines and a an aerial ladder are now in use to put out the blaze which is described as "intense". |
| The blaze was reported as a caravan fire but it spread to three properties. |
| The nine people who had been told to leave their homes have been dispersed to friends and family. | The nine people who had been told to leave their homes have been dispersed to friends and family. |
| Police confirmed they had evacuated some residents from Viola Road. | Police confirmed they had evacuated some residents from Viola Road. |
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