TWO women have been killed and a baby was taken to hospital following a fire at a property in Aberdeen.
Around 6pm on Monday, January 29, officers were called to a report of a fire at a property on Back Hilton Road in Aberdeen.
Emergency services also attended and two women were pronounced dead at the scene.
A baby was taken to hospital as a precaution but was later discharged.
The fire was put out by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and neighbouring properties were evacuated as a precaution.
The rad was also closed but has since been re-opened.
A joint investigation between Police Scotland and the SFRS is ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
However, Police Scotland has confirmed there are no apparent suspicious circumstances at this time.
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