A man in his 70s has died following a fire at a house in Devizes.
Emergency services were called to a fire on Ferozeshah Road shortly before 7pm on Saturday, January 18.
Despite the best efforts of emergency services, a 77-year-old man died at the scene and his next of kin have been informed.
Crews from Devizes, Calne and Marlborough attended the incident, where two firefighters were wearing breathing apparatus using one hose reel jet and one main jet.
The fire was deemed to be under control at 1.19am on the morning of Sunday, January 19.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.
A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: "Emergency services attended a fire at a residential property shortly before 7pm in Ferozeshah Road, in Devizes on Saturday evening (18/01).
"Sadly, despite the best efforts of emergency services, a 77-year-old man sadly died at the scene.
"His next of kin have been informed.
"Our thoughts are with his family, and we would request that their privacy is respected at this most difficult time.
"There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.
"The cause of the fire is under investigation by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service."
A spokesperson for the fire service added: "We were called at 6.53pm Saturday evening (18 January) to Ferozesah Road, Devizes to reports of a property fire.
"Crews from Devizes, Calne and Marlborough attended where two breathing apparatus wearers used one hose reel jet and one main jet to extinguish.
"Our stop came in at 1.19am this morning (19 January).
"The cause is currently under investigation and a fire investigation will continue when it's safe to do so."
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