An elderly woman had to be rescued from her home after falling through rotten floorboards into her basement.
Firefighters, paramedics and police were all involved in the operation to release the woman, who was lodged four feet below the floor at her home in Dalkeith Road at around 6.20pm.
She was taken to Ninewells Hospital by ambulance after firefighters used a sledgehammer to remove a broken slab so that they could reach her.
First aid was administered by a paramedic before three firefighters helped to place the woman on a stretcher and she was lifted free from the basement.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said: “The elderly woman had fallen through a rotten floor at her front door. A paramedic on site administered first aid.
“Firefighters removed a broken slab using a sledgehammer and a salvage sheet before assisting the paramedic.
“Three firefighters and one paramedic were in the basement with the woman and she was lifted to the ground floor on a scoop stretcher.”
The ambulance service was called to the scene by police who said a woman had been found behind the door after falling four feet through part of a floor.
A spokeswoman said she was taken to Ninewells with back and ankle injuries.
A police spokeswoman said they had received a call from a woman asking for assistance in gaining access through her front door.