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| Elderly woman dies after fire at Glyn Padarn care home, Aberystwyth | Elderly woman dies after fire at Glyn Padarn care home, Aberystwyth |
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| The body of an elderly woman was found by firefighters tacking a blaze which had broken out at a care home. | The body of an elderly woman was found by firefighters tacking a blaze which had broken out at a care home. |
| The fire started in a ground floor flat at Glyn Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, just before 20:30 BST on Tuesday. | The fire started in a ground floor flat at Glyn Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, just before 20:30 BST on Tuesday. |
| Twenty seven residents, some who were confined to bed or disabled, were evacuated to safety. Many of them have since returned to the home. | Twenty seven residents, some who were confined to bed or disabled, were evacuated to safety. Many of them have since returned to the home. |
| An investigation is under way into the cause by police and the fire service. | An investigation is under way into the cause by police and the fire service. |
| Dyfed-Powys Police said the woman's family had been informed. | |
| A spokesman added: "The residents and staff were initially evacuated to Aberystwyth police station and subsequently to the leisure centre in Aberystwyth while emergency overnight accommodation was arranged. | |
| "In the early hours of 2nd October after a full safety check of the Glyn Padarn complex, all but two of the residents were allowed to return to their homes. | |
| "Those unable to do so were relocated to another older persons housing complex for the night." | |
| Arwel James, fire station manager in Aberystwyth, said: "When we arrived there was a well developed fire in a ground floor flat, with the fire coming out of one of the windows of the property." | Arwel James, fire station manager in Aberystwyth, said: "When we arrived there was a well developed fire in a ground floor flat, with the fire coming out of one of the windows of the property." |
| The crews went in wearing breathing apparatus and put the fire out. | The crews went in wearing breathing apparatus and put the fire out. |
| "Unfortunately we located a body of one of the residents within the flat," he said. | "Unfortunately we located a body of one of the residents within the flat," he said. |
| Mr James said the fire did not spread to other parts of the building, but due to its "ferocity" smoke had filled hallways in other parts of the complex and remaining residents had to be temporarily evacuated. | Mr James said the fire did not spread to other parts of the building, but due to its "ferocity" smoke had filled hallways in other parts of the complex and remaining residents had to be temporarily evacuated. |
| The last fire crew left the scene at 02:50 BST but officers are expected to return to the scene on Wednesday. | The last fire crew left the scene at 02:50 BST but officers are expected to return to the scene on Wednesday. |