Elderly woman dies in house fire

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An elderly woman has died after a fire in a house at Maesteg, in the Llynfi valley, south Wales.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Fire said they were called to the incident at 0945 BST on Saturday.

Fire crews put out the blaze in the property on the Oakwood estate, but the house was filled with smoke.

A fire service spokesman said although paramedics helped at the scene, the occupier died. An investigation into the cause is under way.