A woman has died after being rescued from a fire at a former luxury hotel in Snowdonia National Park.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire at the historic Bontddu Hall in Gwynedd shortly after 9am on Friday, June 5.
Firefighters rescued a woman from the building but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokeswoman for the service said: "A woman has died following a fire in a property in Bontddu.
"North Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to a report of the fire at a property on the A496 in Bontddu at 9.09am this morning.
"Fire appliances from Dolgellau, Harlech, Barmouth, Bala and Blaenau Ffestiniog, an aerial ladder platform, high volume pump and the incident command unit were mobilised to the incident.
"The cause of the fire will be the subject of a joint investigation by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Police."
Bontddu Hall Hotel was built in 1873 as a 20-room mansion that overlooked Mawddach estuary before being turned into a hotel.
It was once considered the jewel of North Wales and attracted wealthy clients including former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Richard Burton, who stayed there while filming The Last Days of Dolwyn.
In 2004 an application was made to turn the 23-bedroom hotel into a private residence.
