A firefighter died while tackling a blaze at an Edinburgh pub in the early hours of Sunday morning when an internal floor collapsed.
Ewan Williamson was one of around 70 other firefighters who tackled the blaze and rescued 20 people from a tenement block above the pub. He and another firefighter, who was slightly injured, went into the building with breathing apparatus.
Ken Ross, Scottish secretary of the Fire Brigades Union said: “It is devastating news that we have lost a firefighter colleague in the line of duty and that another is injured. Our thoughts are primarily with his family who will be distraught at the loss of their loved one. His friends and colleagues will also be shocked and distressed.
“Deaths in the line of duty touch everyone who works in the fire service. The death of our colleague in Edinburgh will be felt very deeply by everyone in the service in Scotland and across the UK.”
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