Posted: Thu 3rd Dec 2020

Man dies following Llangollen house fire

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This article is old - Published: Thursday, Dec 3rd, 2020

A man in his 70s has sadly died following a house fire in Llangollen.

The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a house fire on Chapel Street, Llangollen at 8:42 PM.

Firefighters from Llangollen, Chirk, Johnstown, Corwen and Wrexham attended the incident and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property using hose reel jets to extinguish the fire and carry out a search for casualties.

The crews found a casualty who was sadly later pronounced dead.

A joint investigation is now being carried out into the cause of the fire by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Police.



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