A man is being treated in hospital for burns after a fire broke out in the kitchen of his home in North Ayrshire.
Fire crews went to the property on Scott Road, Irvine, following a 999 call at about 17:45 on Monday.
Firefighters in breathing apparatus entered the building and extinguished the flames.
The householder approached crews at the scene and was taken to hospital by paramedics after he was found to have suffered burns.
