Nearly half of the homes where fire broke out in the last three months in Midlothian did not have working smoke alarms - despite new laws making them compulsory.
A report to Midlothian Police and Fire and Rescue Board revealed crews had attended 13 accidental house fires during July and September in the county.
And while most were restricted to the room where they broke out and involved cooking, firefighters found a high number of homes breaking the law.
