Elderly Woman Dies In Highland House Fire
The body of an elderly woman was found in a property in Dornoch early this morning.
An elderly woman's died in a house fire in the Highlands.
A body was discovered by emergency crews at a property in Rearquhar area of Dornoch early this morning.
An investigation into the cause of the blaze is to be launched.
A Scottish Fire & Rescue spokesperson said: "A call was made to control at 12.42am reporting a fire at a single storey house in the Rearquhar area, near Dornoch.
"Appliances from Dornoch and Tain attended the fire. Crews in breathing apparatus used one hose reel jet and one main jet and carried out a search of the property.
"Sadly during the search firefighters found one elderly female fatality inside.
"A joint investigation between SFRS and Police Scotland into the cause of the fire will take place in due course."