A PENSIONER has died following a fire at a block of flats in Bridgeton.
Emergency services were called to the property on Ruby Street at around 6.45am following reports of a fire inside a flat.
Police confirmed a 76-year-old woman died at the scene.
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Officers said there appear to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the woman's death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
The fire did not affect other residents in the building.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6.45am on Friday, June 24, police and emergency services attended a report of a fire at a block of flats on Ruby Street, Glasgow.
"The occupant of the flat, a 76-year-old woman, died at the scene.
"There are no apparent suspicious circumstances surrounding her death and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
"There is no risk to other residents within the block of flats and no evacuations were required."
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