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, who grew up in Wetherby, and his partner Simon Midgley, 32, who is believed to be from Leeds, died following the fire at the five-star Cameron House hotel in December 2017. A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the blaze at the hotel, situated on the banks of Loch Lomond, near Balloch, is being held at Paisley Sheriff Court.
Firefighter Phillip Douglas, 35, told the inquiry he found the body of Mr Dyson as he searched the hotel corridors. Poor visibility meant Mr Douglas and his colleagues were sweeping the floors and walls with their hands and feet to check the situation around them.
