Joseph Calderwood
Public Fire Brigades
Age
56

Rank / Role
Station Officer

Brigade/Service
Lanarkshire

Cause of death
Injuries sustained following an explosion in a paint store during firefighting operations.

Location died
Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Injured

Location Injured
David Coleville & Sons Mossend Steelworks, Bellshill.

Current Fire Authority
Scottish

Further information

Deputy Firemaster McIntosh MBE also on scene later died as a result of his injuries. Both men were in the area visiting retained fire stations and decided to go to the incident.

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