| The serious fire, which started in the kitchen of the two-storey Finlaggan Terrace house, broke out at 4am and caused extensive damage, but nobody was seriously injured.
A next-door neighbour, who had been awakened by the noise of the fire, alerted the grandparents and the boy, who were asleep at the time.
All three were trapped in the upstairs bedroom when the fire brigade arrived and firefighters led them to safety down a ladder.
The boy did not require treatment, but his grandparents were taken to Ninewells Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, where they were both kept overnight.
The man was discharged this morning, while his wife remains in hospital for observation.
It is thought a cooker had been left on.
Assistant Divisional Officer Scott Thomson said, “When the crews arrived we were met by the occupants trapped in the first-floor bedroom.
“Firefighters led all three down from the bedroom window via a fire brigade ladder.
“The fire started in the kitchen and there is extensive fire damage to the ground floor, and the first floor is extensively damaged by heat and smoke.
“It was an intense fire.”
Meanwhile, Tayside Fire Brigade have again warned of the dangers of putting unwanted household items in the landings of tenements after they were called to the second Dundee fire in a week caused by furniture set alight, writes Lynne Stewart.
The fire last night at block 15-30 Burnside Gardens, Lochee, caused severe damage to doors and windows in the first-floor corridor. Four residents were led to safety, and one woman was given oxygen by an ambulance crew. She did not need hospital treatment.
It is the latest incident of furniture being set fire to.
Last Tuesday, firefighters had to use ladders and gain entry through a window because the stairwell of the tenement in Strathmartine Road was blocked.
Last night, firefighters arrived to find the settee well alight. Residents on the two floors above were given guidance from the control room, including putting damp towels across front doors, moving to a window and making contact with firefighters.
Tayside Fire Safety Officer Frank Wallace said, “There could have been a fatality. It’s easy to blame those that have set light to the settee, but it comes back to the people that own it and left it there. They must take responsibility and have it collected by the council.”
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