Pensioner's body found by firefighters

The body of an elderly woman has been found by firefighters putting out a small blaze in Aberdeen.

Published 1st Sep 2016

The body of an elderly woman has been found by firefighters putting out a small blaze in Aberdeen.

Fire crews were alerted to a smoke alarm sounding at a property on Mile End Avenue in Midstocket at around 5.10pm on Wednesday.

Officers entered the flat and extinguished a small kitchen fire but also found the body of an elderly woman.

No one else was in the property and no neighbouring homes were affected.