Cwmbran: Person airlifted to hospital after house fire

The house was damaged by a "severe fire" on the first floor of the terraced property

A "male casualty" has been taken to hospital by air ambulance after suffering burn injuries in a house fire, the fire service said.

Three crews were called to Brookside in Cwmbran, Torfaen, on Saturday afternoon, according to South Wales Fire and Rescue Seorvice.

They found a "severe fire" on the first floor of a terraced property.

Firefighters used breathing apparatus to enter the property and were able to stop the fire from spreading.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.