Tributes paid to 'inspirational' firefighter who died in blaze at Bicester Motion
30-year-old Jennie Logan's family are remembering her as somebody who "lived life at 100mph"
Tributes are being paid to a firefighter who died while responding to a fire at Bicester Motion on Buckingham Road in Oxfordshire.
30-year-old Jennie Logan, a member of Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service, died alongside fellow firefighter Martyn Sadler, aged 38, and a member of the public, 57-year-old Dave Chester from Bicester.
Two other firefighters remain seriously injured in hospital.
Jennie’s family have released a statement in tribute.
They said: “Jennie was a much loved daughter to us, her sister, Emilie, and ‘Mum’ to her beloved dog, Mouse.
“We still can’t believe we’ll never see her again, driving around Bicester collecting her dogs, which were like a second family.
“Also, at such a young age, setting up her own dog business and making it such a success, was truly inspirational to us all.”
They said she joined the fire service three years ago and had found her purpose there.
“She found her calling three years ago when she joined the fire service where she could use her incredible strength and determination.
“Jennie was a force to be reckoned with but to everyone who knew her, she was such a loving, caring, thoughtful person, who would do anything and everything to help.”
They added: “She lived life at 100mph, juggling her business with her love for rugby, where she made some truly amazing friends.
“When Jennie’s pager went off, there was no stopping her. Never did we think that when running out the door last Thursday, to give it her all, like she always did, it would be for the final time.
“Her bravery and fearlessness shone through right until the end.
“Our lives will never be the same, we’ll miss her beautiful smile and zest for life.
“She will always be our hero and we are so immensely proud of her.
“Forever in our hearts.”
The fire broke out on the evening of Thursday, 15 May, at Bicester Motion, a former RAF base now used by classic car businesses. Emergency services were called at 18:39. At the height of the response, 10 fire engines were at the scene.
Oxfordshire’s Chief Fire Officer, Rob MacDougall, gave a statement outside the site on Friday.
He said: “I’m immensely proud and grateful for the exemplary multi-agency response and the unwavering bravery demonstrated by the emergency services personnel.”
An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.