The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is understood to have audited the New County Hotel on December 16
A Perth hotel that went up in flames earlier this week killing three people and a dog was reportedly ordered to improve its fire safety measures just weeks beforehand. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is understood to have completed a safety audit on the New County Hotel in Perth on December 12.
The report noted fire doors designed to trap fire and heat were lacking essential strips and seals, potentially limiting their ability to contain flames. Inspectors wrote that walls and ceilings in the stairwells may have had their integrity "breached" and that electrical mains in the building were not being inspected at "suitable intervals".
Top news stories today One of those caught in the blaze said they could only see "two inches in front" of them as they tried to escape from the hotel. Another guest, Sri Lankan dad Manju Prasanna, told the Record he had been awoken by the noise of the fire alarms and someone yelling that the hotel was ablaze.
A joint investigation by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland is underway following the enormous emergency service response to the incident, which saw over 60 firefighters and 21 ambulance units called to County Place in the Fair City.
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