Cameron House: Fire Caught up in Known Hotel Sadly Claimed Two Lives

The Cameron House recently had a fire incident within its premises. Sadly, two lives were lost during the fire, wherein it started inside the cupboard.

The reason why a fire started inside the said cupboard is due to a bag of ashes and embers left inside it. Unfortunately, during that time, the cupboard was full of kindling and newspaper that made the cupboard easily catch fire.

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The Cameron House Fire Incident That Became Fatal Claimed Two Lives

According to BBC News, the two unfortunate victims of the said fire incident are named Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson.

The two were caught in the fire once it got out of control. The reason why it became out of control is that a person named Christopher O'Malley have breached the safety of the Health and Safety at Work Act. He broke the said act by not properly disposing of the ash and embers from the building's fireplace around 4:00 in the morning of the 18th in December 2017.

O'Malley instead put both the ashes and embers inside a metal bucket. He then simply transferred the contents (which were still hot by that time, presumably) to a cheap plastic bag, which he then put inside the hotel's cupboard storage next.

Unfortunately, the said cupboard was filled with flammable materials during that time such as newspapers, cardboards, and kindlings. That sadly resulted in a sudden fire that soon became uncontrollable and dangerous.

Sadly, the fire was only noticed by the fire alarm system at 6:40 in the morning, in which at that time only the initial fire alarm was started. The staff only noticed the smoke coming from the fire too late.

O'Malley then wrongly opened the doors to where the room contained the burning cupboard location, which resulted in the dangerous smoke spreading throughout the hotel's halls. He and other staff tried in vain to put out the flames via fire extinguishers but miserably failed to do so.

Since they have failed to contain and extinguish the fire, the night manager during the incident then called 999 for the local fire department, in which the firefighters arrived within 10 minutes to encounter a well-developed fire in the said hotel.

By the time of the said fire incident, there were 200 guests staying by that time. They were quickly evacuated in other to avoid them getting harmed by the current incident.

Other Details of the Cameron House Fire Incident

According to The Scotsman, both the hotel management and a hotel operator are held liable for the said incident.

The management, Cameron House Resort (Loch Lomond) Ltd. has pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching the Fire (Scotland) Act of 2005 after they have failed to take the necessary fire safety measures.

After the said incident, it has been discovered that the hotel management did not follow the instructions of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) after an annual inspection was made in the hotel beforehand. a

The said instruction by SFRS was sent to the management weeks before the incident, but sadly, the management did nothing about it.

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