A man has been taken to hospital after a fire in a block of flats in Aberdare. Emergency services were called to Cynon Close, Aberdare, on Sunday, March 19, at around 10.30pm to reports of a fire. South Wales Police confirmed that a 55-year-old man was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
There was a large emergency service presence including fire crews from three stations as well as two rapid response vehicles and an emergency ambulance. The patient was transported to Morriston Hospital in Swansea for further treatment.
Police confirmed there is no suspicious circumstances and officers are currently working alongside South Wales Fire and Rescue services to establish the cause of the fire.