The owners of the fire ravaged Popinjay Hotel have publicy thanked all those involved in yesterday's horrific incident.
In a social media post on their hotel Facebook page they say an investigation into the cause of the fire will now take place.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) remianed at the scene in Carluke until just after 11pm on Thursday night, having battled the fire, which is understood to have started within the hotel's leisure suite, for hours throughout the day.