A MAN in his seventies has died following a house fire in Llangollen. 

Firefighters were called to the blaze on Chapel Street at 8.42pm on Thursday. 

Denbighshire Free Press: Fire crews in attendance at the house fire in Llangollen. (Credit - Llanblogger)Fire crews in attendance at the house fire in Llangollen. (Credit - Llanblogger)

A man in his 70s has sadly died following a house fire in Llangollen

Firefighters from Llangollen, Chirk, Johnstown, Corwen and Wrexham attended the incident and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property using hose reel jets to extinguish the fire and carry out a search for casualties.

The crews found a casualty who was sadly 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.