A 68-year-old man has died following a fire at a house in West Kilbride.

Around 8.45 pm on Wednesday 19 September, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended a report of fire at a house in Kirkton Avenue, West Kilbride.

The fire was extinguished however a 68-year-old-man was found dead within the house.

A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

An investigation into the cause of the fire will take place however there would not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire.