A person has been treated for burns after a yacht fire in Ayrshire.
Emergency services rushed to the scene at 10.30pm on Friday to reports of a boat on fire in Troon.
Local coastguard teams, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and a Senior Coastal Operations Officer arrived at the scene to find a 15ft yacht in flames alongside the floating pontoons at Troon Sailing Club next to Troon Marina.
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The Ardrossan Coastguard Team gave immediate care to one casualty, before handing them into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
The casualty suffered superficial burns to their hands and legs.
A spokesperson for SFRS said: "SFRS were alerted at 10.26pm reports of a fire in Troon.
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"Four appliances arrived at the scene to find a 15ft yacht alight.
"Due to the yacht being tied to a pontoon, a water rescue boat was required."
The fire was later extinguished at around 11.30pm.
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