Body found after fire rips through Kilmarnock house

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A body has been found after a fire ripped through a Kilmarnock house in the early hours of this morning.Police have confirmed that the body of the person was discovered in a home on Macphail Drive at around 2.40am.Cops say the fire is not being treated as suspicious but enquiries are ongoing into the blaze.An eyewitness at the scene said: “There was a heavy presence of police and a couple of fire engines at least. “The police have sealed off the street from both ends with officers patrolling every entrance to the street, including a back entrance from the flats up the hill. “The house is badly damaged and it’s very sad news about the occupant, my thoughts are with them.” A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a fire at property on Macphail Drive, Kilmarnock, around 2.40am on Tuesday, February 22. “The fire was extinguished by the fire service but the body of a person was found within. “Enquiries are ongoing and the fire is not being treated as suspicious.

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