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Scots more likely to die in house fires

Scots are twice as likely to die in house fires than people living in the rest of the United Kingdom, fire chiefs have warned.

Injuries and property damage caused by blazes are also much more common in Scotland than elsewhere.

A government-commissioned report has outlined a raft of measures to try and cut the number of fire deaths in the home.