A pensioner has died after a horror fire ripped through a home in Lanarkshire. Emergency services raced to the property on Pleamuir Place in Cumbernauld after the alarm was raised at around 9am on Saturday.
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Police have issued a warning after two dogs died after eating an unknown white substance in a Merseyside park.
Officers were alerted on Monday afternoon after a number of dogs were taken to a veterinary surgery after they had ingested the substance and fallen ill. Sadly two of the dogs died.
The dogs had found the substance while walking in a park area close to Childwall Valley Road, Childwall. Police are now carrying out door-to-door enquiries and checking CCTV while tests are carried out to establish what the substance is.
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Chief Superintendent Jonathan Davies said: “Whilst the incident is obviously of concern I want the public to be reassured that the matter is being dealt with and is under control. We would advise people to avoid the area as we seek to establish what the substance is and how it got there.
“Anyone who believes they were in the area and came into direct contact with the substance is advised to seek medical assistance if they believe they have suffered any ill effects. We would always advise anyone who comes across an unknown substance to not touch it but to report it to police.”
Anyone who has any concerns can contact NHS Direct on 111.
Anyone with information is asked to contact our social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ quoting log 454 of 22 January.
You can also call or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
A pensioner has died after a horror fire ripped through a home in Lanarkshire. Emergency services raced to the property on Pleamuir Place in Cumbernauld after the alarm was raised at around 9am on Saturday.
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