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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Callum Parke

Widow of British man who died in Morocco luxury spa fire sues hotel

Anthony Barnes - (The One Group/Facebook)

A British man's widow is suing the operators of a Moroccan luxury hotel for over £500,000 following his death in a spa fire, High Court documents reveal.

Anthony Barnes, 48, from Cambridgeshire, tragically died in March 2023 at the five-star Jaal Ryad Resort Hotel in Marrakech. He was on a business trip with colleagues when the blaze erupted, which also claimed the life of a hotel employee.

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