A man has been taken to Ninewells Hospital with serious injuries after a bungalow fire.
Fire crews were called to tackle the blaze at Fern in Angus at about 9.15am.
Over 20 minutes later paramedics were asked to attend the scene by firefighters.
The man, in his thirties, suffered serious burns in the blaze and was later taken to hospital in Dundee.
A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “Paramedics were called to the scene by firefighters at about 9.40am.
“A male casualty in his thirties sustained serious burns to his legs and hands.
“Due to the nature of the casualty, the Tayside Trauma Team were mobilised and assisted.
“The patient was then conveyed to Ninewells Hospital in a serious condition.”
Two fire engines attended and a third with specialist equipment was dispatched later to ventilate the converted attic which had filled with smoke.
The blaze has now been extinguished and a fire service spokeswoman said that there was no threat to surrounding properties.