Firefighters tackled a major blaze in hospital grounds as crews across the country dealt with more than 1,000 Bonfire Night incidents.

Teams from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service responded to 1,075 incidents in total on what is one of their busiest nights of the year.

In Aberdeen around 70 firefighters battled to stop a fire in disused buildings in the Royal Cornhill Hospital site off Berryden Road at around 10pm last night.

The blaze spread quickly and 10 pumps were used at the height of the fire. A command unit, water carrier, welfare unit, height vehicle and an incident support vehicle were also sent to the scene.

Firefighters wearing breathing equipment worked through the night to tackle the blaze which did not cause the hospital to be evacuated.

Two appliances and a height vehicle are still at the scene tonight, dealing with the aftermath of the fire. Firefighters have been dampening down areas, checking for hotspots and monitoring the building's exterior.

Berryden Road was shut for much of the day as the firefighting operation continued but it has now reopened.

Crews will continue to monitor the scene throughout the evening and a joint fire and police investigation will be carried out when the building is deemed safe to enter, the fire service said.

Simultaneously last night, around 20 firefighters had to deal with a property fire elsewhere in Aberdeen.

The blaze was in a communal area on the 14th floor of a multi-storey building in Regent Court. One person was rescued at 10.43pm but no one was injured and no one required hospital treatment.

Further south, in the Borders, firefighters extinguished a small blaze in the living room of a semi-detached house in Peebles. They also treated a child who was injured by the flames.

Overall, crews in the west of Scotland were called out to 554 incidents, including 272 bonfires. Those in the east of the country dealt with 282 incidents, of which 154 were bonfires, while crews in the north attended 239 incidents, including 78 bonfires.

There were 20 instances of attacks on fire crews, 12 of which were in the east.

The incident commander at the hospital site in Aberdeen, Andy Coueslant, said: ''I would like to thank our crews who dug deep during what was already one of the busiest nights of the year for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

''Crews who had already had a busy night in areas outside Aberdeen came in to assist their colleagues in the city. We had crews from Dyce, Kintore, Ellon, Stonehaven, Inverurie and Banchory who worked so hard together with their colleagues from stations in Aberdeen.

''We had another fire at a flat in Aberdeen around the same time and therefore our crews displayed real determination and resilience.''

On the hospital blaze, Police Scotland inspector Iain MacLelland said: ''At this stage the cause of the fire remains unknown and anyone who may have any information relating to the fire is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if you wish to remain anonymous.''

A spokesman for NHS Grampian said: ''The fire was contained to unused buildings on the Royal Cornhill hospital site. These buildings are surplus to requirement for health purposes and have been empty since 2001.

''Planning approval for their redevelopment is pending.

''Hospital staff were on standby throughout the night in the event evacuation of patients was required but, happily, that proved not to be the case.''