Fire at 300-year-old Welsh pub – live updates

Fire crews are at the scene of a fire which has broken out inside a 300-year-old Welsh pub on Thursday morning.

A number of fire engines have been pictured at the Hare & Hounds pub in Aberthin, Cowbridge.

It reopened in its current highly acclaimed format in early 2015 when local chef Tom Watts-Jones and his wife, Sarah, took over and renovated the site.

The fire service has said they received a call at around 8.30am to reports of a fire at a property on Maendy Road, Aberthin.

A South Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crews, appliances, a water bowser, and an aerial hydraulic platform from Bridgend, Llantwit Major, Barry, Pontypridd, Kenfig Hill and Ely are currently in attendance. The incident is on-going.”

The pub has been awarded a Bib Gourmand by the Michelin Guide, which recognises good quality, good value cooking.

The guide states: “The chef’s passionate desire to make this 300 year old pub the most seasonal in Wales is laudable. Menus change twice daily and produce is from his 3 acre allotment and family farms – and he also hunts and forages. The cooking is unfussy yet dishes are absolutely bursting with flavour; if you get a chance, don’t miss the buttermilk pudding.”

Smoke is currently billowing out of the windows as firefighters try to control the blaze.

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