Woman, 29, dies in Edinburgh flat fire

A 29-year-old woman died following a flat fire in Edinburgh which police have described as “non-suspicious.”

Emergency services were called to the fire in Oxgangs Park shortly after midnight on Saturday, November 14.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The occupants from the flat, a 29-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man, were taken by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where the woman died a short time later. The man has since been released from hospital.

"The fire is being treated as non-suspicious and enquiries are continuing."

The fire happened in a flat in Oxgangs Park. Pic: Google

Speaking to the Edinburgh Evening News, local councillor Scott Arthur said: “This is clearly concerning and sad news, and my thoughts are very much with the family of the woman who died. I am reassured that the police have confirmed that the fire was not suspicious and that the 40-year-old man has now been released from hospital - I hope he makes a full recovery.

"My brother was killed in a fire in 1988 and I still think about him almost every day. This death in Oxgangs is reminder that fire still poses a significant risk to us, and I hope people will use it as a prompt to check their smoke detectors are working.”

Details of how the fire in Oxgangs on Saturday started are yet to be confirmed.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have also been contacted for details.

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