A patient deliberately started a fire within a hospital building in Glasgow.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital at around 6.30am on Tuesday.

Several fire engines attended and extinguished the blaze that was started in Ward 6C of the building.

Five patients were moved as a precautionary measure while the damage was assessed.

There are no reports of any injuries.

Fire crews left the scene after ensuring the area was safe.

A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were alerted at 6.29am on Tuesday, to reports of a fire within the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

"Operations Control mobilised a number of fire engines including a height appliance to the scene where firefighters extinguished the flames.

"There were no casualties and crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe."

A spokeswoman for the NHS said: "Thanks to the quick reaction of our staff a fire started deliberately by a patient in their room at the QEUH yesterday morning was quickly extinguished.

"The fire service was called to ensure the area was safe but as a precautionary measure we temporarily moved five patients while our estates staff assessed the damage.

"The room damaged by the fire is under repair - all other rooms were back in use yesterday.