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An ‘idiot’ who sparked fears of a similar fire which killed three children after starting a blaze has been jailed for three years - writes Grant McCabe.

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It has been revealed that a cigarette lighter was the source of a fatal house fire that killed three children in Paisley almost two years ago.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.“Extensive” work is being carried out to reduce the risk of fires in an area of Paisley after three children were tragically killed in a blaze last month.Fire chiefs have confirmed a number of safety visits have been undertaken in the Renfrew Road area of Gallowhill after 12-year-old Fiona Gibson and her brothers Alexander James and Philip - aged eight and five - died as their home was engulfed by flames on June 19.During a meeting of Renfrewshire Council’s emergencies board, Scottish Fire and Rescue Group Manager Martin Hill also said more than 650 leaflets on fire safety had been delivered to residents during an ongoing period of engagement following the horror

Mourners lined the streets to pay their respects as the funeral procession for three siblings who died following a fire at their flat passed through the town.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Families across Paisley will this afternoon be able to pay their respects to three youngsters who died in a house fire.The final route of the funeral cortege for the Gibson children has been confirmed.Fiona Gibson and siblings Alexander James and Philip lost their lives after their Renfrew Road home was engulfed by flames on June 26.Cars carrying the children, aged 12, eight and five, will take in large parts of the town ahead of a private service this afternoon.Their parents Alex Gibson and Julie Daley, who was also seriously injured in the fire, have asked all those who wish to pay their respects to line the route wearing bright clothing and to clap quietly as

Paisley that killed three young children has been ruled 'non-suspicious'. The blaze broke out on Friday with Fiona Gibson, 12, and her two brothers Alexander James Gibson, 8, and Philip Gibson, 5, dying in hospital after being pulled from the flames by firefighters.

A grief-stricken dad who lost all three of his children in a house fire has paid an emotional Father's Day visit to their gutted family home.

Father’s Day visit to the gutted family home on Sunday.Devastated Alex Gibson was in tears as he kneeled down to look at tributes left outside the flat for his three “little angels”.Fiona Gibson, 12, and her brothers Alexander James, eight, and five-year-old Philip passed away after a blaze ripped through an upper cottage flat in Renfrew Road, Paisley, on Friday night.The children’s mum, Julie Daley, 39, remained in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital on Sunday.Alex, his face soaked with tears, returned briefly to the scene of the tragedy yesterday afternoon to see what little was left of the home that had brought him so much happiness over the years.He kneeled down at the floral tributes to

The three children young children who died in a Paisley house fire never ceased to make people smile, school head teachers have said.Fiona Gibson, 12, Alexander James, eight, and five-year-old Philip passed away after a blaze ripped through their Renfrew Road home.Firefighters pulled them from the upper cottage flat at 9pm alongside their mum Julie Daley.The 39-year-old was taken to Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.Dad Alex Gibson, who is understood to have gone to the local garage and returned to find the flat being ravaged by flames, has led tributes to his “angels”.On Facebook, the grieving father said: “May you rest in peace, little angels.”He later added: “How I miss them already, now I know

children who died following a house fire in the town. We told how Fiona Gibson, 12, Alexander James Gibson, eight and five-year-old Philip Gibson tragically passed away after a blaze ripped through an upper cottage flat in Renfrew Road last night.

schoolchildren who died in a Paisley house fire has paid tribute to his 'angels'. Fiona Gibson, 12, Alexander James Gibson, eight and five-year-old Philip Gibson passed away after a blaze ripped through an upper cottage flat in Renfrew Road last night.

Three children have died and their mother has been seriously injured following a devastating fire in Paisley.The youngsters were pulled from their Renfrew Road home alongside mum Julie Daley shortly after 9pm last night.They have been named as Fiona Gibson, 12, Alexander James Gibson, eight, and five-year-old Phillip Gibson.Their mother Julie, 39, remains in a critical condition in hospital.Dad Alex Gibson is understood to have gone to the local garage and returned to find the flat being ravaged by flames.Neighbours of the family in the Gallowhill scheme say firefighters were on the scene within minutes and valiantly tried to get all four out of the building.One man who raced to the house to help said Fiona, a pupil at Mary Russell School

Scotland.Emergency services were called to report of a blaze at the property in Paisley at around 9pm on Friday.Fiona Gibson, 12; Alexander James Gibson, eight; and five-year-old Philip Gibson were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, but sadly died a short time after being admitted.Their mother, 39, is in a critical condition at Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said six fire crews attended the scene.The blaze in the first-floor flat was “well developed” by the time firefighters arrived, a spokesperson said.A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “An investigation is under way to establish the exact circumstances of this incident.“Anyone who has information that could assist

A dad has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his three children who died in a horror fire that broke out in the family's flat.

Three children have died and their mother has been seriously injured following a devastating fire in Paisley.The youngsters were pulled from their Renfrew Road home alongside mum Julie Daley shortly after 9pm last night.They have been named as Fiona Gibson, 12, Alexander James Gibson, eight, and five-year-old Phillip Gibson.Their mother Julie, 39, remains in a critical condition in hospital.Dad Alex Gibson is understood to have gone to the local garage and returned to find the flat being ravaged by flames.Neighbours of the family in the Gallowhill scheme say firefighters were on the scene within minutes and valiantly tried to get all four out of the building.One man who raced to the house to help said Fiona, a pupil at Mary Russell School

Three siblings have died and their mother is fighting for her life after a horror fire ripped through the family's upper cottage flat.