Woman, 71, rushed to hospital after flat fire in Elgin

Police are currently investigating the circumstances around the blaze.

By Graham Fleming & Ena Saracevic

March 18 2025, 9:59 am

Forensics teams on the scene. Image: Tyler Mcneill.

A woman has been taken to hospital after an overnight flat fire in Elgin.

The 71-year-old is currently being treated at Dr Gray’s Hospital, after a blaze, which started at on the ground floor of a two-storey building in the town’s Alba Place at 11.30pm on Monday night.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent four appliances to the scene at that time.

Firefighters were called off at about 1.14am on Tuesday morning.

A joint investigation between police and the fire service is under way into the circumstances surrounding the blaze.

Visible smoke damage can be seen from the outside of the building. Image: Ena Saracevic/DC Thomson

The condition of the woman affected is currently unknown.

The scene was taped off by police.

Charred windows and smoke marks on the flat are clearly visible from the outside.

Officials in white forensics suits were spotted on the scene as part of the investigation.

Forensics teams on the scene. Image: Tyler Mcneill.

Officers have been at the flat since the early hours of Tuesday morning. Image: Tyler Mcneill.

The rear of the flat has also been taped off. Image: Tyler Mcneill.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At about 11.30pm on Monday March 17 we received a report of a fire at Alba Place in Elgin.

“A 71-year-old woman was taken to Dr Gray’s Hospital for treatment.

“Inquiries are ongoing and a joint investigation will take place with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.”

Elgin flat fire resulted in one casualty

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “We sent four appliances to the scene of a fire in a ground-floor flat of a two-storey building.

“Crews extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene.”