A person has died following a house fire near the remote village of Walls in Shetland.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received reports of a fire at a house at around 11pm on Monday, September 30.
Six appliances were deployed to the property located near Walls around 25 miles from the main town of Lerwick.
A SFRS spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.09pm on Monday, 30 September to reports of a dwelling fire in the Walls area of Shetland.
“Operations Control mobilised six fire appliances to the scene, where firefighters were met by a fire within a two-storey dwelling.
“Firefighters have extinguished the fire and remain on scene working to make the area safe.”
A police spokesperson said :“Around 11.45pm on Monday, September 30, we were called to a report of a house fire in the Walls area of Shetland.
“Emergency services attended, however one person was pronounced dead at the scene.
“There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire and enquiries are ongoing.”
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