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| Woman, 86, killed in house fire | |
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| A pensioner has died in a fire at a house in Llanberis in Snowdonia. | A pensioner has died in a fire at a house in Llanberis in Snowdonia. |
| North Wales Fire Service said crews from Llanberis and Caernarfon were called to a property in Yankee Street at 1905 GMT on Saturday. | North Wales Fire Service said crews from Llanberis and Caernarfon were called to a property in Yankee Street at 1905 GMT on Saturday. |
| A search of the property was carried out and the body of the 86-year-old was found. She was pronounced dead at the scene. | |
| Meanwhile, a man was rescued from a blazing flat in Port Talbot, south Wales and taken to hospital. | Meanwhile, a man was rescued from a blazing flat in Port Talbot, south Wales and taken to hospital. |
| The fire had broken out in the kitchen of the flat in Wyvern Avenue, Sandfields, shortly before 0130 GMT on Sunday. | The fire had broken out in the kitchen of the flat in Wyvern Avenue, Sandfields, shortly before 0130 GMT on Sunday. |
| The man was suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation and was given emergency treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital. | The man was suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation and was given emergency treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital. |
| A spokesman for Mid and West Wales Fire Service said the blaze had started from food left unattended on a cooker. | A spokesman for Mid and West Wales Fire Service said the blaze had started from food left unattended on a cooker. |