A 65-year-old woman died following a fire at a house in Newtongrange, Midlothian on Tuesday afternoon (7 February).

A 65-year-old woman died following a fire at a house in Newtongrange, Midlothian on Tuesday afternoon (7 February) From L&B F & RS

Firefighters from Dalkeith and Musselburgh responded to a report of a house alight at Crawlees Cottages on Suttieslea Road shortly after midday. On arrival, they discovered the ground floor of the property well alight.

Twenty firefighters tackled the blaze and rescued a woman from the kitchen area of the two-storey property. She was treated at the scene by firefighters and ambulance crew but was pronounced dead a short time later in hospital.

At the height of the fire six firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using a hose reel and a line of hose extinguished the blaze.
A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue said an investigation into the cause was underway.