Brydekirk fire: Fatality confirmed following house fire

Officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have been on the scene throughout the night carrying out investigations into the blaze. Credit: ITV News

A person has died in a house fire in a village in Dumfries and Galloway, it has been confirmed.

Police Scotland said a person died in the fire in Brydekirk on Monday.

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 31 October, 2022.

“Emergency services attended, however a man was pronounced dead at the scene. Formal identification has yet to take place.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of the fire but there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances at this time.”

Officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have been on the scene throughout the night carrying out investigations into the blaze.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 8:54am on Monday 31 October to reports of a dwelling fire at Lady Street, Brydekirk.

"Operations Control mobilised four appliances to the scene and firefighters extinguished the fire.

"One casualty was passed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service and crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe."


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