TWO men had to be rescued by firefighters after falling from scaffolding in Stewarton.

Fire crews were called to an incident in Chestnut Gail at around 11.30am on August 11, where they found two men had fallen from the second floor to the first floor of scaffolding.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were requested to attend in order to assist the Scottish Ambulance Service in the lowering of the casualties from the scaffolding so they could be treated and transported to hospital.