POLICE have arrested and charged a man after a house fire in Paisley left one person dead. Emergency services were called to a report of a fire at Whites Bridge Avenue in the Renfrewshire town at around 10.05pm on Thursday night last week. John Dalziel, who was found inside the property, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
READ MORE: Paisley: Man incourt charged with attempted murder after attack near polling station The 47-year-old sadly died there a short time later. Police confirmed on Monday a 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death.
Paisley man dies following home blaze
Mr Dalziel was rushed to the RAH but died a short time later.
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Detectives have confirmed a man who died after he was found seriously injured in a burning house was murdered.
John Dalziel, 47, was discovered after a fire at a property in Whites Bridge Avenue in Paisley, Renfrewshire, at about 22:05 on Thursday.
Mr Dalziel was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow but died a short time later.
Officers said a number of people were in the area at the time.
Det Ch Insp Stuart Grainger, of the Major Investigation Team, said: We are working to establish the full circumstances of what happened and our thoughts are very much with the family of Mr Dalziel at this difficult time for them.
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Fire crews raced to the scene of the blaze in Whites Bridge Avenue in the Renfrewshire townaround 10.05pm last night.
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Cops had originally described the 47-year-old s death as unexplained
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A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a Paisley man.