A woman has died and two men are in serious condition after a fire swept through a family home.
Firefighters rushed to the site of the inferno at 6am today and rescued a 79-year-old woman and the men, 82 and 50, from the flames.
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Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The horror happened in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow.
An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it had sent six fire engines and an aerial platform to the scene.
A police spokesman said: “The investigation is underway to establish the full circumstances.”
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