A woman has died after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Paisley.
The fire service was called just before 10.40pm on Thursday to Belmont Road, Gallowhill.
The service said firefighters found a "well-developed fire in a first-floor flat" in the two-storey building.
Six fire engines and two aerial rescue platforms were sent to the scene and the blaze was extinguished.
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A 38-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police officers remain on site as they investigate the fire.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 10.45pm on Thursday April 13, 2023, police were called to reports of a fire at a property on Belmont Road, Paisley.
"A 38-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Officers remain in attendance and inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
"Anyone with information should call 101, quoting reference 3922 of April 13."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said on Friday: "One appliance and one aerial platform remains at the scene this morning."
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