A woman and a five-year-old girl have suffered serious injuries in a house fire in Aberdeen.

Fire crews were called to the property in Deevale Road, in the Kincorth area of the city, at 9.35am and rescued the woman and three children from the ground floor of the two-storey house.

Police confirmed that a 39-year-old woman and a five-year-old girl were taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and are both in a serious condition.

Two other children, aged five and 12, were taken to hospital but suffered less serious injuries.

Inspector Finn McPhail said: "We are currently treating the fire as unexplained and our investigation is at a very early stage.

"I would urge anyone with information that could help, or anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything, to contact Police on 101."