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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucinda Cameron

Son ‘overwhelmed’ as plaque honours firefighter father who died in line of duty

The son of a firefighter who died trying to rescue a woman trapped in a blaze 50 years ago has said he is “proud and overwhelmed” to see his memory honoured with a special plaque.

Adrian McGill, who was 34 and a father-of-three, is thought to have given the woman his oxygen mask in an attempt to save her life in the fire in Glasgow on November 18 1972.

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