23/03/2015

One Missing In Swansea House Fire

An investigation has been launched into a house fire in Swansea.

Police said that two people rescued from the house are being treated in hospital, however, it is believed that a third person is still missing.

It is understood the fire broke out at the home on Llangm estate, near Penplas, Penlan at about midnight.

Mid and West Wales fire investigators are continuing to search the house for the missing person.

(MH/IT)

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