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Boy arrested after woman, 75, dies in Cwmbran house fire
A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a 75-year-old woman died in a Cwmbran house fire, police said.
- On Saturday, October 18, Gwent Police superintendent Laura Bartley said `We can confirm that a 75-year-old woman has died at the scene of the fire` after a house fire on Henllys Way, Cwmbran, led to a 17-year-old boy's arrest.
- Authorities treating the incident as a suspected arson attack responded to a home on Henllys Way, St Dials, Cwmbran, with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service attending.
- Pictures from the scene show one house badly damaged with its roof caved in and black soot spilling from the windows, while the Welsh Ambulance Service and an air ambulance attended.
- South Wales Fire and Rescue Service asked people to avoid the area, with diversions and road closures in place and Gwent Police increasing officer presence during inquiries.
- Anyone with relevant information can contact Gwent Police via its website, by calling 101, or quoting log reference 2500333909, or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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