Man dies in Borders village house fire

80-year-old dies in house blaze v.1
By Kevin Janiak
Published 29th Nov 2022, 14:03 BST
Fire services were called to the scene.Fire services were called to the scene.
Fire services were called to the scene.

An 80-year-old man died in a house fire in a Borders village at the weekend.

Emergency services were called at 00.15am on Saturday, November 26, to reports of a fire on Grafton Road in Town Yetholm, near Kelso.

A short statement from Police Scotland said the pensioner was pronounced dead at the scene.

It added that there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident.

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