Fatal house fire in Wrexham

A person has died in a house fire in Wrexham last night.

Firefighters from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in a property in Brynisa, Brynteg, Wrexham at 8.24pm on Wednesday 4th May 2011.

Two fire crews from Wrexham attended the incident and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property using hose reel water jets to extinguish the fire and carry out a search for any casualties.

On entering the property the crews found a casualty who was 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.