Grief over fire death
THE former fiancé of a mum-of-three who was killed in a house fire said he is distraught that they won't get the chance to patch up their relationship.
Tommy Simpson has set up tribute websites to Angela Campbell, who died in the ferocious fire at her three-bedroom home in the Dedridge area of Livingston during the early hours of last Saturday morning.
The blaze ripped through the terraced house in Ambrose Rise, with firefighters battling the fierce flames for more than two hours.
Miss Campbell, a former James Young High School pupil, had three children – Jordan, five, Ryan, two, and Mia, one – who were only spared because they were staying with relatives overnight.
Mr Simpson wrote on the sites: "We were going to get back together. Ang, in my eyes you will always be my woman.
"The kids are totally great and missing you loads, but I know you are going to be with them every minute of every day. Everyone knows that Ang and I had our ups and downs just like everyone else and that we were engaged.
"At the end of the day she was always there for me and I was always there for her and, no matter what, we always went bouncing back to each other."
He has transformed Miss Campbell's former Facebook and Bebo sites into tribute pages, where friends have been leaving messages since her death.
Friend Leigh Doherty said: "You treasure those babies of yours. Spoil them even more now and remind them of mummy every day. Chin up Tommy. Try to be strong for kids."
Miss Campbell had recently signed up for a course at Stevenson College, to do adult learning classes in English, maths and information technology. She was also looking forward to a holiday in Magaluf with her friends next year.
Her site also reveals she was an indie and dance music fan, and a Rangers supporter.
Friends and neighbours were still stopping this week to lay flowers at her doorstep.
Isabell Martin, 70, who lives close to Angela's parents, said: "She was such a lovely young girl, it is really so sad for the mum and dad, and for the little kids she is leaving behind.
"She used to live next door with them and she was always so happy and smiley.
"I think she might have struggled a bit with depression after the babies were born but apart from that she was always really cheery.
"I know her family are taking it very hard, especially her dad Paul. I don't think he's coping too well. No wonder, though. No parent should ever have to say goodbye to their child.
"Her mum Helen is looking after the three little ones now."
A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue said that police and fire investigation teams are still trying to establish the cause of the blaze, which left the house heavily fire damaged. Fire crews had to withdraw amid fear that the house would collapse.
The house may have to be demolished.
FIRE crews also battled a fire in Fauldhouse during a busy weekend, with 35 fire fighters attending a large forest blaze near to Falla Hill.
A fire service spokeswoman said they could not rule out the possibility that it had been started deliberately.
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