The former home of paedophile Jimmy Savile in the Scottish Highlands has been engulfed in flames.
A blaze was seen tearing through the notorious pervert’s house as emergency services rushed to the scene.
Firefighters were called to the inferno in Glencoe, Scotland, just after 5.30pm on Saturday, The Sun first reported.
A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘We were called at 17:36 and have three pumps in attendance.’
Meanwhile, Police Scotland confirmed the area had been closed.
A spokesman 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.’
A fire is seen tearing through the former home of Jimmy Savile in the Scottish Highlands
Firefighters were called to the fire in Glencoe, Scotland, just after 5.30pm on Saturday
The abandoned house in Glencoe once owned by paedophile Savile
Pictured: Sir Jimmy Savile and waitress on the day that the Prince of Wales visited him at his cottage in Glencoe in July 1999
During the 13 years Savile owned Allt-na-Reigh he would often host guests there.
Famously he had the Prince of Wales around for dinner in 1999 and hired three waitresses in aprons with HRH sewn into them.
After Savile’s death in 2011 the remote white-washed property stood frozen in time until police raided it a year later to hunt for evidence of his crimes.
The pervert’s hairbrush, documents, ashtray and even his food were seen scattered around the empty home just as he left them.
Other rooms in the cottage contained bunk beds and a double bed all made up neatly with fresh bed linen.
The paedophile’s former cottage has now turned into a dark tourist attraction for many walkers visiting the location.
But the building’s poor condition makes it a health and safety concern.
Recent images from inside the lair, where Savile is believed to have abused 20 victims, show collapsed ceilings, smashed walls and piles of debris.
At one point, the property was whitewashed in a bid to deter vandals, however, words such as ‘beast’ and ‘paedo’ remain scrawled onto the exterior walls.
The house had been set to be demolished after failed redevelopment plans and years of vandalism – with councillors approving the demolition last July after it was called ‘a stain on Scotland’s most outstanding landscape’.
After Savile’s death the small two-bedroom bungalow was put up for auction and purchased for £212,000 by someone who intended to move in.
The home was later bought by Harris Aslam in 2021, the director of Green’s grocery chain.
