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Barry Martin's wife pays tribute to ‘proud’ Edinburgh firefighter ahead of funeral

The family of a firefighter who died tackling the blaze at the former Jenners department store have said he was a “proud” man.

Barry Martin, 38, from Fife, died on January 27 after sustaining serious injuries while fighting the fire at the building on Edinburgh’s Princes Street four days before.

Ahead of his funeral on Friday at St Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital, his wife Shelley paid tribute to him as a “motivated” man who was “driven” to be a firefighter.

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