Posted: Wed 31st Oct 2018

Investigation launched after woman and dogs killed in North Wales house fire

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Oct 31st, 2018

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A woman has died following a fire in Towyn, Conwy. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to a report of a fire at a property in Gors Road, off Kinmel Way just after 8.45am this morning, Wednesday 31st October. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Four appliances were sent to the scene following to reports of smoke billowing from the property – one appliance from Colwyn Bay, two from Rhyl  and one from Abergele. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

On arrival crews were confronted with a dormer bungalow ground floor heavily involved in fire. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Four sets of breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets and one main jet were deployed in tackling the incident. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A female casualty believed to be in her mid 60s was located at the property by firefighters. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

She was transferred to an ambulance to be taken to hospital, but died shortly afterwards. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Two dogs also died in the fire. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The cause of the fire will be the subject of a joint investigation by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Police. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Photograph: File Image ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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