A CITY fire station has paid tribute to a retired firefighter who has died.

Knightswood Community Fire Station took to Twitter to pay tribute to Colin Hunter.

In a tweet, the station said: "Sad news today as we have been informed of the sad passing of a retired Knightswood firefighter Colin Hunter.

"He served here on Red Watch for many years.

"Our thoughts are with his family, friends and former colleagues."

It is not known how old Mr Hunter was or how he died.