Inquiry continues into fatal Cardiff house fire

Three occupants of the property were removed from the house by firefighters

A joint police and fire investigation is continuing into a fire at a Cardiff home that left one person dead and two injured.

Fire crews found a fire in a first-floor bedroom at the property in Severn Road, Canton, when they were called at around 1830 BST on Monday.

Three people were taken out of the house and treated at the scene and then taken to University Hospital of Wales.

However, one person suffered fatal injuries.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the crews found the building heavily smoke-logged.

South Wales Police have not yet named the people involved but said an investigation into the cause of the fire was under way.