ONE person was taken to hospital following an early morning house fire.

Emergency services were called to the blaze at 3.40am this morning with police, fire and ambulance all in attendance.

A total of five fire appliances and 23 fire fighters were needed to tackle the incident on Kirkton Avenue in Knightswood.

One person was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by paramedics.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service could not say if they were male or female but confirmed the details of the incident.