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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rebecca McCurdy

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

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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 the fire at the five-star Cameron House hotel in December 2017.

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