A FATAL Accident Inquiry into the deaths of two guests, who lost their lives in a fire at Cameron House Hotel, will go ahead.

Richard Dyson and Simon Midgley sadly died in the blaze in December 2017.

Following the conviction of the hotel and a member of staff, the Crown Office had decided that the circumstances of the deaths had been established and that the public interest would not be further served by an FAI.

However, the family of Mr Midgley asked for a review of the decision not to hold one, which has concluded that there are wider public interest issues and an FAI should be held.

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A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service: “This was a devastating fire which caused two deaths and put the lives of many others at risk. 

“During two prosecutions, information on the causes and circumstances of the deaths of Mr Midgley and Mr Dyson were presented in court. Meaningful changes have been made and lessons have been learned from the events.

“Nonetheless, a review by independent Crown Counsel with no previous involvement in this case has concluded that there are wider public interest issues around the safety of guests and building fire safety which ought to feature in a Fatal Accident Inquiry.

“The Procurator Fiscal has now started work to initiate this inquiry and there are a number of legal steps which must be taken before it can commence. The detailed work carried out in the preparation of the prosecutions will be invaluable in this process.

“The families will be kept informed of what will happen next.”