16 February 2013 Last updated at 03:59 ET

Woman seriously injured in Conwy flat fire

Conwy fire Firefighters were called to blaze at Berry Street on Friday evening

A 34-year-old woman who was rescued from a flat fire in Conwy town centre is in a serious condition in a hospital intensive care unit.

A man of 36 escaped and is being receiving treatment for smoke inhalation after the fire at a first floor flat in Berry Street.

The owner of a nearby commercial premises who saw the smoke and flames raised the alarm at 17:18 GMT on Friday.

Fire and police are investigating.

Crews from Conwy and Llandudno were sent to the blaze.

Firefighters used four sets of breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets and a thermal imaging camera to rescue the woman and put out the fire.

More on This Story

Related Internet links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites

BBC North West Wales

Travel News

Weather

North West

Min. Night 7 °C

Features & Analysis

Elsewhere on BBC News

  • Donald TrumpWinning business

    Why trying to become a successful entrepreneur has never been more fashionable

Programmes

  • A Chinese woman drinking red wineTalking Movies Watch

    Tom Brook looks at Red Obsession, a film which charts China's thirst for red wine

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.