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| Woman's death triggers evacuation over gas leak fears | |
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| A woman has died and neighbours have evacuated their homes after a suspected gas leak in the Scottish Borders. | |
| 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 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 paramedic crew smelled gas in the area and alerted the fire brigade and gas service providers. | The paramedic crew smelled gas in the area and alerted the fire brigade and gas service providers. |
| Nine houses 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.'' | "Inquiries are at an early stage. Her identity will not be released until next of kin have been informed.'' |
| A Scotia Gas Networks spokeswoman said: "Our engineers carried out checks and have found no problem on our gas network. | |
| "We have told the emergency services that residents from the other properties can return home." |