A seriously injured woman and her dog have been rescued from a house fire in Inverness.

Emergency services were called to the property on Oldtown Road at 12.15am on Thursday after a neighbour heard a smoke alarm going off inside.

Firefighters went into the burning building wearing breathing gear and retrieved the woman and the dog, which they coaxed out from under a bed.

Another dog was found dead inside the house. The fire was extinguished by 12.40am and the woman is being treated at Raigmore Hospital.

Inverness station manager Ross Nixon said: "Thanks to the quick actions taken by the member of the public who heard the smoke alarm, the emergency services were able to swiftly respond to this incident.

"This was an extremely challenging situation, however, the professionalism displayed by firefighters and our emergency service partners at Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland, ensured the situation was quickly brought under control.

"This once again highlights the importance of having a working smoke alarm in the home. Had someone not heard the alarm then this incident would most certainly have had a less positive conclusion."