Mystery of fire rescue bid

POLICE were searching for a mystery would-be rescuer last night after a man died following a house fire in East Lothian.

Emergency services were called to the blaze at a mid-terrace house on Monkmains Road, Haddington, just before 7pm.

The man, in his 40s, was pulled from the house by fire crews and taken to hospital, where he died a short time later. It is understood the fire is not being treated as suspicious.

Lothian and Borders Police appealed for witnesses and said they are keen to make contact with a motorist who may have tried to rescue the man from the property after calling emergency services.