A Paisley community has been left shaken after a “nightmare, movie like” fire that destroyed a block of homes and killed a 38-year-old woman.
The woman, who has not been named, died following the terrifying blaze in a terrace block on Belmont Road in the Gallowhill area . Emergency services were called shortly before 10.45pm on Thursday April 13 after the fire took hold in an upstairs home.
Crews battled overnight to contain the flames after locals said the fire spread to the roof of the block and rapidly consumed the adjoined homes. One resident reported seeing flames erupt as the fire ate its way through gas boilers, which exploded under the pressure.
