iStockA pensioner has died following a house fire in West Dunbartonshire.
Emergency services were called to the blaze at a property on Carmen View, Dumbarton, at around 3.10pm on Sunday.
A 82-year-old woman died at the scene.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue service extinguished the fire and enquiries into the cause of the blaze are ongoing.
A Police Scotland Spokesperson said: “Police received a report of a house fire in Carmen View, Dumbarton, around 3.10pm on Sunday, January 29, 2023.
“Emergency services attended, however an 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Officers are carrying out a joint investigation with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, however there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 3.01pm to reports of a fire at a property on Carman View, Dumbarton.
“Operations control mobilised five fire appliances and one height vehicle.”
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