Tragedy struck Glasgow on Friday when a police helicopter crashed into a pub, causing the deaths of at least nine people, while several others were injured.
Among the 150 firefighters who attended the scene was Frank McKeown, who worked through the night before going home at 8am on Saturday morning. After one hour's sleep, he was up again to take his place in the Stranraer defence for their Scottish Cup clash against Clyde, which ended 1-1.
McKeown is captain of the Scottish League One side and the 27-year-old spoke to the Guardian afterwards:
"What happened didn't sink in until I had left the job," McKeown said. "It was terrible, but I didn't think about pulling out of the game. I was really tired but I wanted to play. Football is a relief after something like that. I just tried to concentrate on the game to take my mind off things.
"When you look at the pictures you think how lucky you are and you appreciate things like being able to go out and play football. I have seen a lot of horrible things in my career but that is one of the worst. My thoughts are with the families of all those involved. The crews that were there did a great job."
H/T Dirty Tackle
