A 39-year-old man is in a serious condition in Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital following a fire at his home in Forfar this morning.
Officers were called to the flat in Threewells Drive shortly after 9.30am and found the property well ablaze. Other residents in the block of flats had to be evacuated while Tayside Fire and Rescue extinguished the flames.
The man was taken to hospital with burns to his face, hands, and throat. His condition is described as serious but stable and he is likely to remain within the intensive care ward for the next few days.
No-one else was injured.
The police and Tayside Fire and Rescue are investigating the cause of the fire.