A man is in a serious condition in hospital after a blaze broke out at a basement flat in Edinburgh.

Residents of the building on Queensferry Road were evacuated after the fire started around 5.45am on Sunday.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze and removed a 41-year-old man from the property.

He was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by ambulance where staff say he is in a serious condition.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "A joint investigation is now underway with our colleagues in the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service to establish the cause of the fire."

Queensferry Road was closed as emergency services dealt with the incident.