South Wales Police announced they had closed Llangyfelach Road in Brynhyfryd just before 6am this morning (24 May) to allow firefighters to tackle the blaze.
Two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.
The fire is reported to have started in the bedroom of a flat above one of the commercial premises, causing smoke damage to the flat, a neighbouring flat and the commercial premises below.
A spokesperson for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 5.37am on Friday, May 24th, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Swansea Central, Swansea West, Morriston and Port Talbot Fire Stations were called to an incident in Brynhyfryd, Swansea.
“Crews responded to a fire within a flat in a two-storey property measuring approximately 20 x 10m. The fire originated in a bedroom within the flat, which caused smoke damage to the flat, a neighbouring flat and a commercial premises on the property’s ground floor. Crews utilised four breathing apparatus sets, three hose reel jets, three thermal imaging cameras and one positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire.
“All persons were accounted for and two casualties were conveyed to hospital by road ambulance due to smoke inhalation.
“Crews left the scene at 7.10am.”
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