Elderly residents rescued from Inverness care home fire

Dozen of elderly people have spent the night in temporary accommodation after fire destroyed a nursing home in the Inverness area.

The 59 residents of Culloden Court and 12 members of staff all got out safely.

The blaze started in the two-storey care home in Smithton at about 1800 BST on Monday, spreading quickly to the building’s roof.

Almost 40 firefighters tackled the intense fire, which is now under investigation.

Nearby neighbours were advised to keep their doors and windows shut because of thick smoke coming from the burning building.

The home’s elderly residents were evacuated from the building soon after the blaze broke out.

They were taken to an emergency reception centre set up at Smithton Primary school and were later taken on to temporary accommodation in other local care homes.