It's a sad day as we mourn the death of a fellow firefighter.
Ewan Williamson was tackling a fire at the Balmoral Bar in Edinburgh as part of a BA team working on the ground floor. Reports, so far, say that the floor gave way and the two firefighters fell into the basement, where the fire is believed to have started. Ewan died of his injuries and his colleague was taken to hospital for treatment.
I am sure the thoughts and prayers of firefighters all over the UK and beyond are with the family and friends of Ewan and with his colleagues who will be feeling his loss so keenly.
And if there is anything positive to come out of this tragedy, it is that 20 people were rescued from the fire including a baby.
The chance to save life is what drives a firefighter to enter a burning building while others run away.
Ewan and the other firefighters did just that last night and 20 people owe their lives to that fact…