Pensioner dies, along with two dogs, following fire at home in Selkirk

A 73-year-old woman has died, along with two dogs, following a fire at a home in Selkirk.

Emergency services were called to the address in the town's Balnagowan Road after the alarm was raised around 5.30am on Saturday.

The woman's today been named as Jessie Dahill.

Police say the fire is not believed to be suspicious.

Enquiries are ongoing and a report, detailing the circumstances, has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

The blackened walls at the front of the two-storey property - part of a row of homes - indicate just how fierce this fire was.

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.30am on Saturday, February 22nd, officers were made aware of a fire at a property on Balnagowan Road in Selkirk. 

"Emergency services attended and Jessie Dahill, 73, and two dogs were pronounced dead at the scene.

"Following a joint investigation between Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Services, the fire is not thought to be suspicious.

"Enquiries are ongoing and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

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