Man dies in Dumfries house fire

The man was taken away in an ambulance but died later in hospital.

Firefighters responded to a smoke alarm activation at a house in Broomrig Court in Lincluden, Dumfries, at around 12.15am yesterday.

Crews extinguished a small fire in the kitchen and removed a man found in the property. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “He was taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary by ambulance but sadly it was later confirmed that he had died.”

Police say the death is being treated as unexplained until the results of a post-mortem examination are known, but there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.