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Man who died in hotel fire had cuts on hands from trying to escape, inquiry told

A man who died trying to escape a fatal hotel fire with his partner had cuts and blood on his hands from trying to smash his way out of a window, an inquiry has heard. Richard Dyson, 38, and his partner Simon Midgley, 32, from London, died following ...

19 Aug 2022 at 17:13

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 ...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:52

Woman fleeing Cameron House Hotel fire feared for her life, inquiry hears

A woman fleeing a burning hotel feared for her life as she crawled through through thick, black smoke, an inquiry has heard. Pauline Booth, 52, and her husband, Scott, escaped the blaze at the five-star Cameron House Hotel in December 2017. ...

17 Aug 2022 at 18:32

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 ...

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 ...

16 Aug 2022 at 18:29

Cameron House fire: Hotel told to put policy in place for clearing ashes in 2016

The hotel where a blaze killed two people was told in 2016 that a written policy should be put in place for clearing ashes from open fires and grills, a Fatal Accident Inquiry heard. Mark Clayton, the director of Veteran Fire ...

23 Aug 2022 at 19:15

Cameron House inquiry: Night manager tells of ‘horror’ at porter clearing ashes

A night manager told the inquiry into a fatal fire at a luxury hotel in 2017 she was “absolutely horrified” when she saw a porter clearing out the ashes of a log fire using a plastic bin bag. Giving evidence at the inquiry ...

22 Aug 2022 at 18:45

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

11 Jan 2023 at 14:55

Inquiry into fatal hotel fire to ask victims’ families for impact statements

The families of two men who died following a hotel fire will be invited to give written statements about the impact of their deaths to a fatal accident inquiry into the blaze. The fire at the five-star Cameron ...

22 Jun 2022 at 14:32

Experts to ponder whether historic hotels should be fitted with sprinklers

An expert group is to be set up to consider if sprinkler systems should be made compulsory where historic buildings are converted into hotels – with the Scottish Government announcing the move in the wake of ...

02 Oct 2023 at 11:02

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