by Shaun Milne & Michael MacLeod
HUNDREDS of fire-fighters are to form a silent guard of honour for their fallen friend and colleague Ewan Williamson as they line the route of his funeral cortege next week.
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service plan to mark the loss of the 35-year-old fire-fighter with Full Service Honours next Wednesday.
HERO: Ewan Williamson
The emotional gathering will come little more than a week after brave Ewan died helping to tackle a ferocious pub blaze in his adopted hometown of Edinburgh.
He died in the very early hours of Sunday morning when a floor at the Balmoral Bar on the city’s Dalry Road collapsed on top of him as he and his colleagues tackled alcohol fuelled flames in the basement, helping to save 20 people including a baby in the process from flats above. Continue reading
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