Woman found dead after village house fire

A woman has died after a fire in a village in North Lanarkshire.

Firefighters were alerted to the blaze in Coatbridge Road, Gartcosh at 12:27pm yesterday.

Several crews attended the two-storey house fire before the woman was found.

Des Oakes, who was in charge of the incident, said: “Operations Control mobilised a number of fire engines to the scene and sadly a woman was found to be deceased within the property. A joint investigation between SFRS and Police Scotland will be carried out.”

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