One firefighter was taken to hospital with cuts to his head after the window of an engine was smashed.

The incident took place at about 2100 BST on Thursday in the Maryhill area of the city.

The level of dedication within the service is never affected with these incidents, but trying to watch your back in incidents is not really good enough

Deputy Firemaster David Kennedy

Damage was caused to both appliances, one of which had to be taken out of use for the rest of the night.

The two Strathclyde Fire Brigade crews were called out following reports of a house blaze in Maryhill.

Instead, they were faced with a derelict building which was well alight.

Their efforts to tackle the fire were hampered when a group of four or five youths started throwing stones and larger pieces of masonry at the firefighters.

The teenagers fled when police arrived, but returned and launched an attack on the fire engines.

One firefighter was hurt when a large piece of masonry smashed the window of one of the vehicles.

Work quickly

The injured man has been released from hospital after receiving treatment.

Police said a 12-year-old boy had been cautioned and charged in connection with the incident and a report would be sent to the childrens panel.

However, firefighters say their job is being made increasingly difficult by a growing number of similar incidents.

Deputy firemaster David Kennedy said: "Firefighters attending an incident need to work on that incident quickly.

"The level of dedication within the service is never affected with these incidents, but trying to watch your back is not really good enough.

"Attacks on firefighters are certainly not decreasing."