iStockA woman has died after a fire broke out at a property in the Scottish Borders.
Officers were alerted to the blaze on Dick Road in the village of Bowden around 8.30am on Thursday.
A 65-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say her next of kin have been notified and enquiries into the circumstances of the fire are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.30am on Thursday, April 10, 2025 we received a report of a fire at a property in Dick Road, Bowden in the Scottish Borders.
“Emergency services attended and a 65-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Her next of kin has been notified.
“Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances.”
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