Two people have been taken to hospital after a house fire broke out near Llandrindod Wells.

The incident happened just after 10pm on Tuesday, February 9, in the Howey area.

Three cats were also rescued from the property.

Llandrindod Wells Fire Station tweeted that three appliances attended the scene of the fire.

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called on Tuesday 9 February at approximately 22.38 to reports of a house fire in Howey, near Llandrindod Wells.

"We responded with one rapid response vehicle and two emergency ambulances. Two patients were transported to Hereford County Hospital.”