One taken to hospital after early hours fire in Aberdeen

One person was taken to hospital and several others were treated for smoke inhalation following a fire at a block of flats in Aberdeen.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service received calls just after midnight on Friday to report the blaze at Cloverleaf Grange in the Bucksburn area.

The flat was on the first floor of a four-storey building and three engines attended.

Several ambulances also attended, including a rapid resuscitation response unit.

One person was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, with several others treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.

Police Scotland are not treating the fire as suspicious.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 12.03am on Friday October 28 to attend an incident at Cloverleaf Grange, Aberdeen.

“Three ambulances, two of our special operation response teams and a rapid resuscitation response unit were dispatched to the scene.

“Several patients were treated at the scene and one patient was conveyed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 12.01am on Friday to reports of a dwelling fire at Cloverleaf Grange, Aberdeen.

“Operations control mobilised three fire appliances to a fire affecting a flat on the first floor of a four-storey building.

“Four casualties were placed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

“Crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police received a report of a fire at a property on Cloverleaf Grange in Aberdeen around 12.05am on Friday.

“The fire was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and is not being treated as suspicious.

“A 47-year-old man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment. Two people were treated for smoke inhalation.”