Fire damages prefab in Allt-yr-yn, Newport

(Video: Courtesy of Andrew Elliott)

It follows a fire in the building - one of last remaining old prefabricated homes in the area - towards the top of Ridgeway Hill in Allt-yr-yn.

A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "At approximately 8pm on Tuesday, July 2, we received reports of a domestic fire on Ridgeway Hill, Newport.

"We mobilised appliances from Malpas and Maindee station and fully extinguished the fire.

"There were no people inside the property and there were no injuries."

(Video: Courtesy of Andrew Elliott)

Newport resident, Andrew Elliott, said: "I was walking past the fire as it was beginning to take hold and as the first fire tender arrived.

"A second fire tender arrived shortly after to control the fire. As there are other houses close by, the situation could have become much worse but the fire service had it under control very quickly."

(The scene this morning. Picture: Chris Tinsley)

Inquiries into the cause are continuing.

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