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Woman dies in Hawick gas leak Woman dies in Hawick gas leak
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A woman has died and neighbours have been forced to leave their homes following a gas leak in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. A woman has died and neighbours have evacuated their homes following a gas leak in the Scottish Borders.
The alarm was raised at about 13:15 when a gas leak was reported at Fairhurst Drive in the town. The emergency services were called to Fairhurst Drive in Hawick at 13:15 to help a 79-year-old woman who was suffering from a medical condition. She died at the scene.
The 79-year-old woman died at the scene. The paramedic crew smelled gas in the area and alerted the fire brigade and gas service providers.
Houses in the street were evacuated while gas engineers worked to make the area safe. Nine houses were evacuated while gas engineers worked to make the area safe.
A Police Scotland statement said: ''We can confirm an elderly woman has been found dead in a property in Fairhurst Drive, Hawick earlier today.
"Inquiries are at an early stage. Her identity will not be released until next of kin have been informed.''
The cause of the gas leak is still not known.