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| One dies, eight evacuated in fire | One dies, eight evacuated in fire |
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| One person has died after an early morning fire broke out in the attic space of a terraced house. | One person has died after an early morning fire broke out in the attic space of a terraced house. |
| Four adults and four children had to be evacuated from neighbouring houses Brecon, Powys, to the local leisure centre but have now gone home. | Four adults and four children had to be evacuated from neighbouring houses Brecon, Powys, to the local leisure centre but have now gone home. |
| The fire started in Orchard Street just before 0500 BST and is now out. | The fire started in Orchard Street just before 0500 BST and is now out. |
| The road has been partly closed while investigations are carried out by Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Dyfed-Powys Police. | |
| Up to 18 firefighters tackled the fire, using a thermal imaging camera. | Up to 18 firefighters tackled the fire, using a thermal imaging camera. |
| Motorists are being advised to avoid the area. | Motorists are being advised to avoid the area. |
| Neighbours in the street have described seeing smoke coming out of the house's roof. | |
| John Harries, the landlord of the Three Horseshoes Inn, which is next to the house, said he smelled smoke when he got up just after 0430 BST. | |
| He said he went up to his attic and found it thick with smoke. | |
| "It was so thick after that I had to put a towel around my mouth to breathe," he said. | |
| He said he rang the fire service and they told him to evacuate the building so he and his business partner Gwilyam Williams left. | |
| Mr Harries said: "I had to leave it, even if the place caught fire, the smoke was coming out of the roof." | |
| Joy Wagthorne, 66, who lives opposite said: "We were in the bedroom and we could see the smoke coming from the roof. There were fire engines and an ambulance." |