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Cameron House fire: Night porter did not tell police he put ashes in cupboard

The night porter who received a criminal conviction over a fire at a luxury hotel which claimed two lives has told a Fatal Accident Inquiry he did not tell police in the aftermath that he had put a bag full of ashes into a cupboard. The fire claimed ...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:52

Couple tried to smash window to flee burning hotel, inquiry told

Couple tried to smash open window to escape burning hotel, inquiry told

Two men who died after being stuck in a burning hotel had tried to smash a window to escape the inferno, an inquiry has heard. A blaze at the five-star Cameron House Hotel claimed the lives of Simon Midgley, 32, and his partner, Richard Dyson, 38, ...

16 Aug 2022 at 18:52

Cameron House Hotel inquiry hears of family’s escape from blaze

Guest smashed window to escape from Cameron House Hotel fire, inquiry told

A man has described the moment he, his newlywed wife and young son were rescued from a burning hotel. Andy Logan, his wife Louise and son Jimmy were trapped in Room 10 at the Cameron House Hotel, on the banks of Loch Lomond near Balloch, during a ...

16 Aug 2022 at 18:29

Cameron House Hotel inquiry shown video of how deadly blaze was discovered

Security camera footage of the moment a fire which would go on to claim the lives of two men was discovered has been played to an inquiry. Simon Midgley, 32, and his partner Richard Dyson, 38, from London, died following the blaze at the ...

16 Aug 2022 at 13:19

Scotland

Rise in FAI completion times branded ‘insult to families’ by Tories

A rise in completion times for fatal accident inquiries FAIs is “unacceptable”, the Scottish Conservatives have said. A written response from a minister to Tory MSP Jamie Greene said the average length of time between the date of death ...

17 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Fire drills not done at night in hotel where two died in blaze, inquiry told

An inquiry has been told there appeared to have been a “management failing” at the hotel where two men died in a fire. Andy Roger, 43, was resort director at the Cameron House hotel, near Balloch, on the shores of Loch Lomond, at the ...

26 Aug 2022 at 16:34

Cameron House bosses were warned about storing ashes in cupboards, inquiry told

Bosses at a hotel which would later go up in flames claiming the lives of two men were told by a fire inspector about the danger of storing combustible materials in certain cupboards. Simon Midgley, 32, and Richard Dyson, 38, died ...

25 Aug 2022 at 15:05

‘Robust’ policy on ash disposal recommended after fatal fire at luxury hotel

An inquiry into a fire at a luxury hotel which killed two men has recommended that “robust procedures” should be in place to ensure ash from fires is disposed of safely. Simon Midgley, 32, and his partner Richard Dyson, 38, from ...

11 Jan 2023 at 14:55

Preliminary hearing in M9 crash FAI due to take place

The first preliminary hearing is to take place at an inquiry into the deaths of a mother and her partner who were left undiscovered for days after crashing off a motorway. Lamara Bell, 25, and John Yuill, 38, died after the car ...

16 Dec 2022 at 02:45

Mother hopes M9 crash inquiry will provide answers on daughter’s death

The mother of a woman who was left undiscovered along with her partner for days after crashing off the M9 is hoping for more answers about her daughter’s death, a hearing has been told. Lamara Bell, 25, and John Yuill, 38, ...

16 Dec 2022 at 14:19

Scotland

‘Fatal accident inquiry took more than nine years to complete’

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) took more than nine years to be completed, new figures show. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) released data on investigations into sudden deaths or accidents, following ...

08 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Joint fatal accident inquiry to be held into two deaths in police custody

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the deaths of two men in police custody. Declan Gallacher died in custody at Clydebank Police Office in West Dunbartonshire on December 23, 2018 and David Berry died at Govan ...

28 Mar 2023 at 09:23

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