Tributes have flooded in to a 'well-loved, happy and polite' Leeds man who died after a fire at his dodgy rented flat, deemed 'unfit for humans'.
Philip Sheridan, 32, died from smoke inhalation after a huge blaze at his £75-per-week windowless accommodation.
The landlord had not bothered to fit a smoke alarm in the basement room, which only had one exit - a door with no handle.
Philip managed to escape the property during the fire in June 2019 - but his escape was impeded by the conditions in the flat and smoke had infiltrated his lungs. 10 days later he died in hospital from complications arising from smoke inhalation.
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Police interviewed the landlords on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence but they were freed without charge.
Philip, who worked in a second-hand furniture shop, was well known around Leeds.
Colleen Harper Sowray commented: "Oh my God I can't believe I'm reading this, he was to polite always said to hi to me when I saw him outside his shop." She went on to describe Philip as a "well-loved and respected lad".
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David Clapham Fox wrote: "He was a decent bloke, taken too soon.
"He was always happy and one of the most friendliest guys I knew."
Terry Bosomworth said Philip was, "such a nice lad an allways happy go lucky."
Gill Coyne added: "I remember this guy from the second-hand shop over the road from WH? Lovely lad, always smiling."
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