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A woman has died after a house fire early on Monday, said South Wales Police. | |
A spokesman said the woman was found dead at the scene of the blaze at Addison Place, Sandfields, Port Talbot. | |
Mid and Wales Fire Service earlier said one female had left the house before crews arrived. | |
It is not yet known how the blaze started but police are investigating with the fire service. The fire service was called at 0530 BST. | |
South Wales Police said: "At approximately 5.30am on Monday, 29 June the fire service attended a report of a house fire at Addison Place in Port Talbot. | |
"On arrival at the scene a female was found deceased. | |
"South Wales Police is carrying out an investigation in conjunction with the fire service in order to establish the cause of the fire." | |
Two fire crews dealt with the blaze and officers used four sets of breathing apparatus. | |
'Lovely woman' | |
Neighbours paid tribute to the dead woman - who has not yet been named by police - saying she was "lovely" but had not been well for some time. | |
Leanne Spong said: "The sirens woke me up and my mother came into my bedroom and I thought there was something wrong with our house. | |
"Then I looked out of my mum's bedroom window and we saw the sirens and the fire engine and everything." | |
Ms Spong added: "We all went down there from time to time to look after her because she wasn't able to look after herself. | |
"She was just lovely. There wasn't a bad bone in her body." | |
Family friend Helen James said: "A lovely woman - brilliant she was. [It's] really devastating. [She was] quiet and kept herself to herself." |
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