An elderly man has died following a house fire on a street in East Ayrshire.
The alarm was raised shortly after 10.15pm on Wednesday, October 5 when officers were alerted to a blaze having taken hold at a property on Back Rogerton Crescent in the village of Auchinleck.
Emergency services, including Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, rushed to the scene, but the 69-year-old man could not be saved.
Firefighters were successful in eventually putting out the flames. A joint probe has now been launched by both bodies into the distressing incident, which is currently being treated as 'unexplained'.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a fire at a property on Back Rogerton Crescent in Auchinleck shortly after 10.15pm on Wednesday, 5 October.
“Emergency services attended and the fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. A 69-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The fire is being treated as unexplained but there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. A joint investigation will be carried out with the fire service.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: "We were alerted at 9.49pm on Wednesday, 5 October to reports of a house fire.
"Operations Control mobilised three appliances to Back Rogerton Crescent in Auchinleck. Sadly one male was pronounced dead at the scene."
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