Man dead after Cardiff church collapse

Two persons self-rescued at the incident with minor injuries and SWFRS crews worked strenuously, along with the highly experienced All Wales Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team to undertake a search. A gentleman was sadly found trapped within the collapsed structure and has tragically lost their life.

In the coming hours, SWFRS crews and the All Wales USAR specialist rescue team will be working to extricate the gentleman and will be supporting South Wales Police, as well as other partner agencies in their investigations.

As a Service, we wish to extend our sympathies to the individual's family at this very sad time.

As a further precaution, the adjacent railway line between Cardiff and Newport continues to have limited services running. We are working with Network Rail to ensure that the line is fully reopened as soon as possible