A man in his 70s has died following a house fire in Prestatyn.

Firefighters from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire at a property in Beverley Drive, Prestatyn at 21.55hrs on Monday 26^th November 2012.

Three fire crews, two from Rhyl and one from Prestatyn attended the incident and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property using hose reel water jets to extinguish the fire and carry out a search for any casualties.

On entering the property the crews found a casualty who was sadly later pronounced dead.

A joint investigation is now being carried out into the cause of the fire by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Police.