THE hotel fire that killed a couple more than three years ago was started by embers in fireplace ash put in a plastic bag next to kindling and newspapers.
A night porter on duty at Cameron House, and the hotel's management, pleaded guilty to safety violations that led to Simon Midgley, 32, and Richard Dyson, 38, dying from smoke inhalation and fire gases.
At a hearing in December, which can now be reported for the first time, Christopher O'Malley, 35, of Lennox Street, Renton, admitted failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of persons affected by his actions or omissions, namely the guests of the hotel which led to the death of the two men.