A little girl described as a "beautiful daughter and sister" by her family has died following a house fire in Pembrokeshire.
Emergency services rushed to the property in the Pontyglasier area near Crymych following reports of a fire on Saturday night but Alysia Salisbury died at the scene.
Dyfed-Powys Police said its officers attended the blaze shortly before 10pm and that its "thoughts are with the family and the local community" after the tragedy.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, the Welsh Ambulance Service, and the Welsh Air Ambulance were also in attendance but despite the efforts of emergency services they could not save the five-year-old.
Her family has described Alysia as “a beautiful daughter and sister”.
The police force confirmed that the family are currently being supported by specialist officers.
In a statement released on Sunday DCI Llyr Williams said: “Our thoughts are with the family and the local community at this tragic time.
"HM Coroner has been informed and officers will now work with colleagues form the fire service to establish the cause of the fire. The family request privacy at this difficult time”
The operation saw fire crews from Crymych, Cardigan, Newcastle Emlyn, Whitland, and Fishguard in attendance with specialist kit including a turntable ladder from Haverfordwest, a water bowser from Milford Haven, and the Urban Search and Rescue Team in attendance. A police drone was also used.
A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said on Sunday: "We were called shortly after 9.45pm yesterday evening, May 27, to a residential address in Dolgoed, Crymych. We sent a rapid response vehicle, an emergency ambulance, and were supported by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service."
Tributes have poured in on social media following the tragic death with people offering their condolences.
"Sweet little Lysi, you were the happiest little girl I’ve ever met. Rest easy and you’ll never be forgotten. My heart is breaking," one person wrote on Facebook.
Another said: "Heartbreaking-condolences to everyone who came in contact with this little one, so sad."
A further added: "Thinking of all her family and friends and also the rescue services involved."