BOSSES at a hotel which would later go up in flames claiming the lives of a couple were told by a fire inspector about the danger of storing combustible materials in certain cupboards.
Simon Midgley, 32, from Pudsey, and Richard Dyson, 38, died when a fire broke out at the Cameron House hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland on December 18, 2017.
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A fatal accident inquiry heard on Thursday that in August that year James Clark, of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, had highlighted some concerns to the hotel in a routine inspection.
In the six-point letter sent to the hotel, he said: “All fire doors should have the self-closing devices checked, adjusted/repaired or replaced and thereafter maintained self-closing from all angles of opening, including the fully open position.”
He added: “Combustible storage should not be locked in the cupboard containing mains electrical installation apparatus.”
Hotel operator Cameron House Resort (Loch Lomond) Ltd was previously fined £500,000 over the fire, and night porter Christopher O’Malley, who admitted breaching health and safety laws, was given a community payback order.
The inquiry at Paisley Sheriff Court, before Sheriff Thomas McCartney, continues.
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