Woman, 82, dies in house fire as neighbours evacuated

The body of an 82-year-old woman was found within a house in Dundee following an early morning blaze.

Woman, 82, dies in house fire as neighbours evacuated STV News

An elderly woman has died after a house fire in Dundee.

Emergency services were called to a blaze at a house on Stewart Street in the city at around 3.30am on Thursday. 

Police said the body of an 82-year-old woman was found inside the property. 

Nearby residents were evacuated as the blaze was extinguished by firefighters. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3.30am on Thursday, January 7, officers in Dundee received a report of a fire at a property on Stewart Street.

“Emergency services attended and the body of an 82-year-old woman was found within.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”