Three men were rescued after a blaze broke out in an Aberdeen high rise flat.

Six fire engines were sent to Donside Court in the Hayton area of the city after the alarm was raised at around 1.30am on Tuesday.

Crews used an aerial height platform and a command and control unit was also sent to the scene.

Firefighters used six breathing apparatus and a jet to extinguish the fire and they were stood down by 2.10am.

The three men who had been within the flat were given first aid by paramedics.