JIMMY Savile's Scottish lair has gone up in flames as emergency services race to the scene. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze in Glencoe just after 5.30pm. A spokesperson said: "We were called at 17:36 and have three pumps in attendance.". Flames can be seen ripping through the beast's house as onlookers whipped out their phones to video the inferno. Cops have locked down the road and are urging people to avoid the area.
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The A82 is closed in both directions between Tyndrum and Ballachulish Bridge following a report of a fire at a property around 5.40pm on Saturday, 8 February, 2025. "Emergency services are in attendance and drivers are asked to avoid the area.". The paedophile DJ’s former cottage Allt-na-Reigh has become a morbid tourist attraction for thousands of walkers and selfie-takers visiting the famed spot.
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But it is at the centre of health and safety fears as the doors and windows have been smashed or torn off, meaning anyone can wander in. The interior is awash with broken glass as well as debris from smashed-down walls and roofing. Rubbish lies everywhere while graffiti takes aim at ex-BBC Top of the Pops host Savile, one of the UK’s most prolific sexual predators. The Jim’ll Fix It monster owned the property from 1998 until his death aged 84 in 2011.
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Since then, it has fallen into disrepair but has been bought by retail tycoon Harris Aslam. The businessman wants to knock it down and build a modernist three-bedroom villa in its place. His first proposals prompted hundreds of complaints and were withdrawn in November. But revised plans — tweaked again last week and being considered by Highland Council — continue to prompt objections that it is out of keeping with the area.
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