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Man missing after farmhouse fire | |
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Five people have been taken to hospital and a man is missing following a fire at a farmhouse in Fife. | Five people have been taken to hospital and a man is missing following a fire at a farmhouse in Fife. |
Fire crews were called to the property in Cluny, near Cardenden, at 0400 GMT. Two of those rescued were children. | |
They have been taken to hospitals in Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. Efforts to find the missing person have been hampered by the roof collapsing. | They have been taken to hospitals in Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. Efforts to find the missing person have been hampered by the roof collapsing. |
Fife fire and rescue have described the property as a single storey detached farmhouse close to a housing scheme. | Fife fire and rescue have described the property as a single storey detached farmhouse close to a housing scheme. |
A spokesman for Fife Fire and Rescue Service said the fire has been extinguished. It is not known whether the missing man is in the house. | A spokesman for Fife Fire and Rescue Service said the fire has been extinguished. It is not known whether the missing man is in the house. |
Crews searching for the missing man were forced to withdraw from the house when the roof began to collapse shortly before 0700 GMT. | Crews searching for the missing man were forced to withdraw from the house when the roof began to collapse shortly before 0700 GMT. |
Firefighters have since been able to re-enter the detached property and resume their search for the man. | Firefighters have since been able to re-enter the detached property and resume their search for the man. |