'I Feared Fatalities Much Beyond What We Have Now. We Thought 20 or 30 or 40'; Allan Laing and Alan Macdermid Speak to the Fire Chief Who Exuded a Masterful Calm Amid the Mayhem
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WHEN Brian Sweeney arrived home on Wednesday, he headed straight for the fridge. He grabbed a cold beer and, for the first time in almost 36 hours, sat down. What he didn't do, what he deliberately didn't do, was watch television.
If he had, then he would almost certainly have seen himself. Because Brian Sweeney is Strathclyde's firemaster, and for the past three days his face and his voice have been broadcast all over the world, delivering his plain-spoken updates on the Maryhill explosion.See the full content of this document
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'I Feared Fatalities Much Beyond What We Have Now. We Thought 20 or 30 or 40'; Allan Laing and Alan Macdermid Speak to the Fire Chief Who Exuded a Masterful Calm Amid the Mayhem
He has cut an impressive figure with his no-nonsense, honest approach to the task. Yesterday, for the first time, he went beyond the soundbites and spoke candidly to The Herald about the doubts, the fears, and the emotions he has experienced over the past few days, surely the most challenging period of his professional life.
Mr Sweeney was in the middle...See the full content of this document
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