High winds have caused part an Inverness hotel to collapse overnight.
Firefighters had to help evacuate guests from the Premier Inn in Millburn Road after part of the gable end at the building collapsed at around 3am.
Fire crews had a busy night with 67 calls for assistance between midnight and 9am.
They attended to 31 incidents overall, as well as 17 calls to assist other services, including securing dangerous property and assisting other agencies to reach vulnerable or ill people.
At 6.59am firefighters from Drumnadrochit responded to a request from partner agencies to clear the roadway of fallen trees to allow and ambulance to help a resident complaining of severe chest pains.
Once access was gained, the crew assisted in the transport of the casualty to a nearby car park for airlift by an air ambulance.
Later at 7.43am Dunbeath’s crew responded to a request to clear the roadway to allow ambulance access to a seriously ill elderly person and at 7.49am Great Bernera cleared a shed from a roadway to allow carers access to a vulnerable elderly lady.
Chief officer and head of service delivery for the north, Andy Coueslant, said: “I would like to pay tribute to the dedication and hard work of our crews who have been working tirelessly throughout the night, as a result of the storms.
“When needed our crews have been providing vital life-saving assistance and helping our partners at Scottish Ambulance Service reach vulnerable people in their hour of need.
“We will continue to do all we can to help keep people in the north of Scotland safe by working closely with partner agencies.”