Eight people, including four children, were taken to hospital after being rescued from a burning building.
Firefighters were called to the blaze at a four-storey block of flats in Acre Drive, Maryhill, Glasgow, at about 3am yesterday.
A man and a woman, who were rescued from a ground-floor property where the fire started, were rushed to the city's Western Infirmary and were said to be "giving cause for concern".
Two other adults and four children, all suffering from slight smoke inhalation, received oxygen at the scene before being taken to Yorkhill Hospital for precautionary checks.
Fire crews are said to have battled through "severe heat and dense smoke" to reach the casualties.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and Strathclyde Police have launched a joint investigation into the cause of the fire.
Meanwhile, around 50 firefighters tackled a blaze at the Volunteer Arms pub in Leith Walk, Edinburgh, at about seven o'clock on Monday night.
Residents living in flats above had made their way to safety by the time crews arrived and there were no reports of any injuries.
A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service said the building had been "extensively damaged".
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