Woman found dead after fire rips through block of flats

A 28-year-old has died following the blaze at a four-block tenement building in Forfar on Saturday.

Woman found dead after fire rips through block of flats STV News

A woman has been found dead after a fire ripped through a flat in Angus.

Emergency crews were called after the blaze broke out a four-block tenement building in South Street in Forfar at around 3pm on Saturday.

Firefighters fought to extinguish the flames but the body of a 28-year-old woman was found inside the property.

Police Scotland said officers will work closely with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service as part of a joint investigation into the blaze.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 3.05pm on Saturday, October 2, police were called to a report of a fire at a property in South Street in Forfar.

“The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and extinguished the fire but sadly the body of a 28-year-old woman was recovered from the property.

“Her next of kin has been made aware.

“A joint investigation into the fire is ongoing with the SFRS and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”

A SFRS spokesperson added: “We were alerted to a report of a fire at 2.51 pm on Saturday, October 2, at a four-block tenement in South Street, Forfar.

“Three appliances were immediately mobilised to the location and the fire was extinguished.

“Crews have now left the scene.”