Loved ones gather for fire victim's funeral

THE funeral of a woman who died in a severe house fire is to take place tomorrow.

Julie Fergus, 45, will be laid to rest at Eastern Cemetery at 3pm. She suffered serious burns in a "very severe" fire at her flat, in Wardieburn Street West, in Granton, on April 10.

She later died at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Ms Fergus leaves behind a sister, and was an aunt. All friends and family are invited to the service.

A friend who knew Ms Fergus for years described her as "a happy person, a nice lassie".