Fatal flat blaze ‘not suspicious’

A fire at a flat in Renfrewshire that killed three children is not being treated as suspicious.

Fiona Gibson, 12, and brothers Alexander, eight, and Philip, five, were taken to the Queen Elizabeth

University Hospital in Glasgow after the fire in Renfrew Road, Paisley, on Friday night but died soon after being admitted.

A 39-year-old woman was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley after the fire, where her condition is now described as not lifethreatening.

Police Scotland has confirmed the blaze is not being treated as suspicious.

Chief inspector Rhona Fraser, area commander for Paisley, said: “My thoughts are with the family and the effect this has had on them and the local community.

“Officers remain at the address while inquiries continue. This is standard procedure.”