AN ELDERLY man has been treated for burns and smoke inhalation after he was rescued from a fire at his South Lanarkshire home.
Police and fire crews are investigating the cause of the blaze, which happened in Croft Place in Larkhall, at around 6am yesterday.
At around the same time, firefighters dealt with a tenement fire in High Street, Johnstone, in Renfrewshire.
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