A fundraiser has been launched to help pay for the funeral of a mum who died in a Paisley flat fire.
Claire McFadyen was tragically killed in a fire on Belmont Road in the Gallowhill area on Thursday night.
The 38-year-old has been described as a 'kind and loving' mum, daughter, sister, and auntie' by her close childhood friend.
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Sheree Carr has launched a fundraiser to help Claire's family who is now facing funeral costs following the fatal fire.
She said: "As you have all heard the such sad, tragic news about Claire McFadyen. I would like to ask everyone if we could all help out and take some of the stress away from the family and help raise some funds towards Claire's funeral.
"Claire's family are going through enough and if we as a community can all pull together and help to take some of that stress away then we should.
"Claire was her very own person. She was kind, loving and would give her last to anyone. She was a mother, daughter, sister, Aunty and friend. She just loved all her friends and family so much."
Generous wellwishers have donated £900 so far to go towards the family
We previously told how the alarm was raised after flames began to spread from a top-floor flat to the roof, later spreading across the entire block.
Six fire engines and a height appliance were in attendance, which was "well-developed" by the time crews arrived to put it out.
Police have now launched an investigation into the cause of the blaze after confirming the death.
A neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, told how residents were woken up in the night by the noise.
"It's absolutely devastating, heartbreaking. It looks like it's started at one house and spread along six or eight of them. We could hear the fire alarms going off for what seemed like hours. It was a constant ringing just letting us all know the building was burning.
"It was all the noise that woke us and, when we looked out, it was pitch black but also so bright with the flames. The fire had been burning for at least an hour before the fire service could access the fire hydrant. It was chaos. I think they only had one hose and it was taking them forever to get a hold of the fire.
"Nobody should be woken up in the middle of the night with their world on fire around them."
To donate to the fundraiser, visit here.
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