Popular Derry woman who died in house fire will be buried tomorrow
Heather Diamond died at her home on Sunday
Tributes have been paid to Heather Diamond who died yesterday.
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The funeral of the woman who died in a house fire in Derry at the weekend with be held tomorrow.
Heather Diamond died in the fire at a house at Rossdowney Road on Sunday morning.
The alarm was raised around 7.30am.
Emergency crews managed to get Miss Diamond out of the property but she sadly died at the scene.
The local woman had worked for many years as office manager for the River Faughan Anglers Ltd.
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image captionPolice and the Fire Service are investigating the cause of the blaze.
Tributes have been paid to a well-known and well-liked woman who died in a house fire in Londonderry.
Heather Diamond, who was in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire at Rossdowney Road on Sunday morning.
Emergency services were called to the fire at about 07:30 GMT.
DUP councillor Hilary McClintock said she was both adventurous and energetic and will be sorely missed .
Mrs McClintock said there was a great sense of shock and loss from the local communities.
She added: She was very well-known, she was very energetic, an adventurous lady, one who will be sorely missed.
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