He warned that the land and weather conditions still posed a high risk offire and urged visitors and local communities that when venturing into the countryside to beawareof outdoor fire safety.
Kevin Jones, arson reduction manager with North Wales fire service, appealed to parents to beawareof "the whereabouts of their children and impress upon them the message that deliberate fires endanger lives".
The incident led to a warning by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service that anyone planning repairs at home should beawareof the dangers of working with cylinders, fuel and other flammable liquids.