Residents evacuated after communications mast bursts into flames

Residents evacuated after communications mast bursts into flames

Eleven residents from nearby properties had to be evacuated after the fire broke out close to midnight

Late-night blaze at Penlan communications mast prompts evacuations and emergency response

Emergency services were called to Heol Gwyrosydd in Penlan late on Thursday night after a fire broke out at a local communications mast, prompting the evacuation of nearby homes and the activation of Swansea’s emergency planning teams. Crews from Swansea Central and Morriston Fire Stations responded to the incident at 11.40pm on Thursday, July 24. According to the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, “Crews responded to a fire involving o…