Six police officers have been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after rescuing a woman from a burning tower block in Glasgow.

They were at the scene of the fire in the Royston area of the city before Green Goddesses arrived with breathing apparatus.

Officers entered the building in Charles Street without the equipment and rescued a resident from the 15th floor.

Officers arrived before the Green Goddess

The 39-year-old woman and the officers were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, but were not thought to be seriously injured.

Firefighters at two stations in the city abandoned their strike early to help tackle the blaze, which was reported at 1645 GMT.

The crews from Springburn and Cowcaddens decided to return to work when they heard that people were trapped.

The fire was put out by the military before the firefighters arrived at the scene and took over the operation.

A spokesman for the military's joint operations centre in Stirling described the fire as "fairly serious".

Restaurant fire

The families evacuated from the building were allowed to return to their homes.

Military crews also attended a fire in Bilsland Drive in Maryhill during the afternoon.

They were joined by regular crews shortly after the strike ended at 1800 GMT.

Fire facts

Scotland has 4,588 full-time firefighters 2,799 part-time firefighters 1,200 volunteer firefighters 520 fire engines 30 aerial appliances 14 rescue and emergency vehicles 59 other specialist vehicles 109 Green Goddesses are being used in Scotland

Two Green Goddess crews were called to a fire at a Burger King restaurant in Aberdeen in the final hours of the strike.

Two other military appliances were at the scene at the Queen's Park leisure park on the Esplanade.

All staff and customers were evacuated safely from the building and the blaze was brought under control just fifteen minutes before the end of the strike.

Firefighters had already left another picket line in Strathclyde overnight to evacuate a house after a blaze broke out in Ayr.

However, the crew said they had to put equipment in their own cars because fire engines were locked.

Strathclyde Fire Brigade said fire appliances were locked to protect them and union officials had been informed of where the keys were being kept.

Across Scotland, military fire controllers received a total of 265 emergency calls in the last 18 hours of the strike.