First picture of man who tragically died in horror Scots flat fire

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A man who died in a fire in Inverness has been named locally as Andy Adams.Emergency services scrambled to Tomatin Road in the south east of the city at around 2am on Thursday, July 11 as the fire ripped through the building.

Now, tributes have poured in for Mr Adams, a co-founder of Blend Tea & Coffee.His former partner paid a poignant tribute to him on their business Facebook page.They penned: "Hi all, because there are places already naming him, Andy, the co-founder of Blend, and my former partner, was unable to be saved in the fire on Wednesday night."While loss or property, belongings etc is awful, it doesn't really mean much compared to my daughter losing her dad and Andy's family losing a son, brother and uncle."The Blend team have been great, so will take a couple of days, then we'll cobble together something for opening next week. "Thanks to everyone for their messages and support."Janine Findlay wrote: "So sorry for your loss.

Take your time to grieve. Your customers will be here to support you x"Katie Crook said: "Sorry for you're loss sweetheart thinking of you at this difficult time as a long time serving blend customer I'm always a message away.

Sending love and light let me know if there's anything I can do to help."Coutts Cumming chimed: "I can't imagine what you're going through, lots of love to the whole family" Four fire crews raced to the scene alongside a height appliance and residents were evacuated from their homes.