UPDATE: Person taken to hospital and cat dies after Caldicot house fire

A PET owner is devastated after their family cat died following the fire in Caldicot today.

A South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said oxygen was given to the cat due to smoke inhalation.

They said a cat and dog were taken to Marlow Vets by police. The owners of the animals had two cats and one dog at the property and one of the cats has died.

The owner of the property said she was 'devastated' by the loss of the family pet and that two of her pets were still at the vets.

The fire, which was in the conservatory, has been ruled as an accidental electrical fire. Crews used four breathing apparatus and left the scene at 3.22am.

Neighbours say they saw two fire engines, one ambulance, a rapid response car and a police car in the early hours of the morning.

A 76-year-old man, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw one person in foil being taken to the ambulance - I think it was a woman. I saw the flashing lights and saw the hoses from the fire engines.

"There was smoke coming from the top of the bedroom window."

UPDATE: 9.35pm

A PERSON was taken to hospital after a house fire in Caldicot this morning.

The casualty was rescued and given oxygen therapy before being taken to hospital.

A cat and a dog were also rescued from the blaze on Fitzwalter Road which firefighters attended at 2.06am.