A five-year-old girl has died after a house fire in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales.
Alysia Salisbury was described as “a beautiful daughter and sister” in a tribute from her family released through Dyfed Powys police.
The force said it had attended a property in the Pontyglasier area, near Crymych, just before 10pm on Saturday after reports of a house fire. Emergency services mounted a major response and staff attempted to save Alysia’s life but she died at the scene, police said.
Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service, the Welsh ambulance service and the Welsh air ambulance all attended.
Det Ch Insp 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 from the fire service to establish the cause of the fire. The family request privacy at this difficult time.”
Police said fire crews from several different stations – Crymych, Cardigan, Newcastle Emlyn, Whitland and Fishguard – attended the scene, with specialist kit including a turntable ladder from Haverfordwest and a water bowser from Milford Haven, along with the urban search and rescue team. 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, 27 May, 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.”
Specialist police officers are supporting Alysia’s family.
