Elderly woman found dead after kitchen fire in Aberdeen
Emergency services were called to the city's Midstocket area around 5pm on Wednesday.
An elderly woman has been found dead following a fire in Aberdeen.
Emergency services were called to a property in the city's Midstocket area around 5.10pm after a smoke alarm went off.
Upon arrival they found a small fire burning in the kitchen and the body of an elderly woman.
No-one else was in the Mile-End Avenue property and no neighbouring homes were affected.
Police officers are in contact with the woman's family, a spokeswoman for the force said.