A fire that occurred on Tenby’s historic St Catherine’s Island on Thursday evening was caused by heat that stemmed from a controlled wood fire earlier that day.
Tenby’s fire crew were quick on the scene after reports of smoke coming from the island which sits alongside Castle Beach.
A spokesperson for the Island said the following morning: “A massive shout out to Tenby Fire Brigade who were called to the Island last night after we left following a long day working on the Fort and burning off all the old flooring, having now replaced it all.
“We had spent at least half an hour making sure that our controlled barrel fire was out. Unfortunately the ground was so hot it transferred to the rest of the unburned wood.
“Thanks to our amazing local Fire Service, they were on hand to help us out and no damage occurred,” they added.
A spokesperson for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 7.28 pm on Thursday (May 6), crews from Tenby and Narberth attended a fire at a building on St Catherine’s Island, Tenby.
“The fire involved a large amount of old floorboards and refuse that was burning within the moat area of the island and directly in front of the fort building.
“The fire had also ignited an area of grass, adjacent to the building.
“Firefighters accessed the island and extinguished the fire using two otter pumps, two hose reel jets, a thermal imaging camera and wore life jackets.
“The Fire Service left the incident at 10.44 pm.”