An elderly woman has died after a fire broke out a sheltered housing complex near Glasgow, it has been confirmed.
Multiple fire trucks lined Barrhead's Main Street after a 999 call was made around 4pm last Thursday (April 25).
It is believed that residents were evacuated from the complex while firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
A woman was taken to the nearby Royal Alexandra Hospital for treatment, but police have since said that the 79-year-old passed away the following day.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a fire at a premises on Main Street, Barrhead, around 4pm on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
“Emergency services attendance and a 79-year-old woman was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, where she died on Friday, April 26, 2024.
“Her next of kin are aware.”
Pictures from the scene show the damage caused by the fire with first-floor windows covered in soot.
Firefighters appeared to have extinguished the blaze just after 6pm on Thursday and were seen at the scene clearing up their equipment.
"Enquiries are ongoing, however the fire is not being treated as wilful,” added the spokesperson.
"A report was submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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