A man has died and a woman is fighting for her life in hospital following a fire at a house in Fife.
The blaze started shortly before 6am in Oakley village near Dunfermline.
Police confirmed the fire had been fatal and the woman is said to be in a critical condition at the Victoria Hospital in Kikcaldy.
A fire service spokesperson told the Daily Record: "We were alerted at 5.52am on Saturday 24 August to reports of a fire within a two-storey dwelling in Oakley in Fife.
"Operations control mobilised a number of resources to Thorn Tree Place and firefighters remain in attendance."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police in Fife responded to reports of a fire in Thorn Tree Place, Oakley, at around 6am on Saturday 24 August.
"As a result of this incident, one man sadly died and a woman has been taken to Victoria Hospital in a critical condition.
"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding this fire."
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