Updated: Woman and child taken to hospital after Jedburgh fire
A fire which left a woman and child had to be treated in hospital after a fire broke out at a flat in Jedburgh early this morning.
Firefighters were called to the home in Headrig in the Parkside end of the town at 2.35am today.
A fire service spokesman said a woman and girl were taken to Borders General Hospital for precautionary checks for the effects of smoke inhalation.
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Hide AdThree fire engines went to the scene and extinguished the blaze and crews remain at the house this afternoon.
A Police Sotland spokesman said: “Police received report of a fire at an address on Headrig in Jedburgh around 2.50am on Friday, November 22. An adult and a child were taken to Borders General Hospital as a precaution. There were no injuries.
“This was an electrical fire, non-suspicious and there is no further police involvement.”