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Fire crews have been called to a property in Irvine where a woman was found dead.
The grim discovery was made on the North Ayrshire town's Pladda Avenue at around 6.15am on Tuesday, September 30.
A huge cordon has been placed around the home and the adjoining streets.
A fire engine and Scottish Fire and Rescue Fire Investigation Unit van were called to the scene this afternoon.
The vehicles arrived in the Ayrshire's town's Bourtreehill area .
Firefighters were seen entering an end-terraced house at the centre of the police investigation .
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Police standing guard at the cordon were heard telling locals they could not come or go by vehicle.
Officers told an older couple and a young family it could be as long as three hours before