A man has died during a house fire in Dumfries.
Crews raced to Lady Street in Brydekirk in Annan after receiving reports of the blaze at 9.40pm on Monday, October 31. Medics attended the incident and a man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown. While inquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances, police say the fire does not appear to be suspicious at this time.
Formal identification is still to take place.
Detective Constable James Kirkpatrick, of Dumfries CID, said: “Officers were called to a report of a fire on Lady Street, Brydekirk, Annan, around 9.40am on Monday, October 31.
“Emergency services attended, however a man was pronounced dead at the scene. Formal identification has yet to take place.
“Inquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of the fire but there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances at this time.”
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