Police are continuing to investigate a fatal fire at a house in Graham Way in the Knightsridge area of Livingston which took place around 4am on Saturday 17th November.
Following the fire being extinguished by the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, a body was sadly discovered in the property.
Formal identification is currently ongoing, however the person is believed to be a man in his forties. A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Detective Sergeant David MacMillan of Livingston CID said: “Our enquiries continue with colleagues in the fire service as we work to establish the full circumstances surrounding this. However, the fire is not currently being treated as suspicious.
“The family of the man believed to have passed away are being kept fully updated, and the community are thanked for their ongoing cooperation with emergency services.”
David Lockhart, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s Local Senior Officer for Falkirk and West Lothian, said: “The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 3.58am on Saturday, November 18 to reports of a fire within a house in Livingston.
“Operations Control mobilised four fire engines to Graham Way where firefighters were met with a well-developed fire.
“Crews extinguished the fire, but sadly a person was found to have passed away at the scene and our thoughts are with all of those who are affected at this time.
“A joint investigation with Police Scotland is ongoing to establish the circumstances.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
