* Last night's message on Facebook from the Ponderosa Café.
11am update from Ponderosa's Simon Clemence to llanblogger ...
Yes the Cafe was evacuated last night I’m back up here now. Road still closed. Mountain in a terrible state but the cafe and family is ok thank goodness.
The urgent operation to get food and drinks to firefighters battling the blaze on the mountainsides around Llangollen goes on despite overnight rain.
That’s the message from Cat Meade from Wingetts estate agents in Castle Street who has been co-ordinating efforts to get supplies to the hard-pressed crews.
Last night it appears that the Ponderosa Café whose car park had been used as the emergency services command centre for the past few days had to be evacuated.
Its owner Simon Clemence put out a message on Facebook to say: “The Ponderosa has been evacuated due to fire and smoke.
“Can I please just take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful emergency services who are currently battling this menace.”Late last week Cat at Wingetts set up an online appeal for cash to help pay for supplies for the large number of fire crews who have been drafted in from across North Wales.
Within hours hundreds of pounds had been pledged and the tally this morning (Sunday) stands at £1,200.
However, Cat points out that with average spending on food and drinks running at around £200 a day the money collected so far can’t last much longer if the emergency continues.
She said: “We’re hoping that the rain we’ve had overnight will help damp down the fire but it’s so deep-rooted that we just don’t know.
“We’re therefore planning to keep both the appeal and supply runs going.
“We know they do have a stockpile of supplies up there but what they’ve got is only likely to last for the next 24 hours.
“The public have been fantastic in supporting the appeal but I think now we need a little help from the corporate side of things. I’d like to see larger businesses contributing in some way – not just from this area but right through to Wrexham from where many of the fire crews have been coming.”
She added: “Could you also advise people that the last of the supplies were delivered last night. There was plenty of water but they’ve requested energy drinks like Red Bull, Lucozade and so on.
“Our collection points at Wingetts in Castle Street, from 9am tomorrow, and the leisure centre. Llangollen Leisure Centre opening hours are Sunday 9-1pm and Monday 7.30am-9pm.
“Things must have been pretty bad up there last night as Simon and his family had to be evacuated from the Ponderosa. I just hope they are okay.”
And for those who can't access the online funding, Cat Meade is at Wingetts from Monday onwards for cash donations.
“Things must have been pretty bad up there last night as Simon and his family had to be evacuated from the Ponderosa. I just hope they are okay.”
And for those who can't access the online funding, Cat Meade is at Wingetts from Monday onwards for cash donations.
* To donate to Cat’s appeal go to: gf.me/u/j5y9gc
Denbighshire Free Press has just published an update from official sources. It says:
Smoke continues to spread across North Wales as firefighters begin another day of tackling a huge mountainside blaze.
Several fire crews have continued to battle the flames over the weekend, with three appliances and an off-road vehicle at the scene this morning.
A spokesman for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters are currently focusing on tackling hotspots, as well as protecting fire breaks (measures such as trenches used to prevent the blaze from spreading further.)
Denbighshire Free Press has just published an update from official sources. It says:
Smoke continues to spread across North Wales as firefighters begin another day of tackling a huge mountainside blaze.
Several fire crews have continued to battle the flames over the weekend, with three appliances and an off-road vehicle at the scene this morning.
A spokesman for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters are currently focusing on tackling hotspots, as well as protecting fire breaks (measures such as trenches used to prevent the blaze from spreading further.)
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