Fatal Dumfries house fire victim identified
Police have identified a 64-year-old man found dead at the scene of a house fire in Dumfries on Friday evening.
James Thomson was pronounced dead at the incident on Birch Walk at about 18:00.
A statement from police said he lived alone at the house where the fire broke out.
A joint police and fire service examination of the scene has taken place and concluded there were no suspicious circumstances.
The procurator fiscal has been informed of the death.