Properties have been evacuated after a man was found dead near potentially dangerous substances.

Police Scotland was called to the house on Balfour Street in Kirkcaldy, Fife at around 6.05pm on Tuesday.

The body of a 37-year-old man was discovered next to potentially “volatile and flammable” items.

His death is being treated as unexplained.

Neighbouring properties have been evacuated while emergency services assess the substances.