"We lost our beautiful boy": Noble family
Chris Noble had been back a week from a trip to South America when a deadly blast and fire engulfed a Sydney apartment in which he was sleeping.
The family of 27-year-old Mr Noble addressed the media in Sydney on Friday afternoon.
"We lost our beautiful boy yesterday," Chris' mother said.
"We are gutted we will remember Chris for his athletic ability, his work ethic and his loyalty and love of his family and friends."
In one of Chris' final Facebook posts he tragically joked "I've always wanted to be famous!"
The family of 27-year-old Mr Noble addressed the media in Sydney on Friday afternoon. Photo: 7News
His aunt told AAP that the tragedy feels too raw.
"It's just really raw for all of us, we're not a big family," his aunt, who did not wish to be named, told AAP.
"He was committed to his family.
The Noble family: Chris (far left)
"He's a lovable larrikin."
A travel and sports enthusiast, Mr Noble grew up in Canowindra in central western NSW.
He has a sister, aged 24, and an older brother, aged 30.
Chris Noble had been back a week from a trip to South America when a deadly blast and fire engulfed a Sydney apartment in which he was sleeping.
Chris and his two close mates, Todd Fisher and Corey Cameron, had been sleeping when the blast rocked the convenience store underneath their flat.
They were managed to leap from their first storey unit, but Chris never made it out.
Chris Nobel's flatmates Todd Fisher and Corey Cameron.
