A man has died following a fire at a property in Dundee.
Emergency services raced to the ground-floor flat in Forthill Drive around 11am on Saturday morning after smoke was spotted billowing.
Firefighters managed to get the 66-year-old man out of the building but he sadly died a short time later.
A joint investigation between Police and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has now been launched to establish the cause of the fire.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Area Commander Rab Middlemiss said: “We received a report of smoke issuing from a residential property at 11.04am on Saturday, May 9.
“Our Operations Control team mobilised three appliances to Forthill Drive, Broughty Ferry and firefighters extinguished a fire that had taken hold within the ground floor flat.
“A 66-year-old man was removed from the property but very sadly pronounced dead a short time later and our thoughts are with his family and the community at this difficult time.
“A joint investigation will now be carried out by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland."
Police confirmed that the man’s family have been informed.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers were made aware of a fire at a property on Forthill Drive, Broughty Ferry, around 11.40am on Saturday, 9 May, 2020.
"Emergency services attended and a 66-year-old man was removed from the property but was unfortunately pronounced dead a short time later at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.
"The fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and a joint investigation will be carried out to establish the full circumstances."
