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Sian Traynor

Edinburgh dad named as victim in tragic Perth hotel fire as family pay tribute

An Edinburgh man has been confirmed to have been one of the three people that died in a tragic hotel fire in Perth earlier this week.

Police Scotland have named 38-year-old Keith Russell as being one of the trio that lost their lives in the blaze that engulfed the New County hotel on Monday morning.

Described as a "loving father", Keith's family paid tribute to him on Friday, after a huge emergency response had raced to the accommodation shortly after 5am.

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