Emergency services have attended the scene of a fire in Bethesda.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to a report of a fire at an address on Erw Las, Coetmor Road at 10.40hrs this morning (Tuesday 5th June).

Two appliances from Bangor and Llanberis were mobilised to the incident, and four sets of breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets were used to tackle the fire which was confined mainly to the ground floor.

A man in his 50s was rescued from the property by firefighters. He was treated at the scene and has since been transported to hospital by air ambulance. He is reported to be in a critical condition.

Gavin Roberts from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “A joint investigation into the cause of the fire will be carried out by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Police.

“Crews responded quickly to tackle the fire and emergency services worked well together to attend to the casualty and manage the incident.”