Crews tackle fire at Welshpool flat
Fire crews were called to tackle a cooker fire which broke out in a flat in Welshpool today.
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Two fire crews attended the blaze at at the first-floor flat in Mount Street.
Nobody was injured and only minor damage was caused to the kitchen area.
A spokesman for Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called to a flat fire at 12.39pm today in Mount Street.
"Two crews from Welshpool attended. The first-floor flat was confined to the cooker area and four breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet was used.
"After it was extinguished we used a thermal imaging camera to ensure the fire was out.
"We left the scene at about 1.10pm."
Dyfed-Powys Police said the road was closed for a short time to assist the fire crews.
