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Christopher O Malley
A hotel porter who placed a bag of ashes in a cupboard, sparking a fatal fire, has been sentenced.
Two men died in the blaze at the five-star Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond on December 18 2017.
Christopher O’Malley, 35, admitted breaching Sections 7(A) and 33(1)(A) of the Health and Safety at Work Act at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on December 14.
At the same court on Friday, he was sentenced to a community payback order, supervised for 18 months, comprising 300 hours of unpaid work.
More than 200 guests were evacuated from the building during the fire, including a family of two adults and a child who were rescued by ladder and taken to hospital. They were later discharged.
Cameron House fire: Night porter Christopher O Malley spared jail over fatal blaze A NIGHT porter who caused the fire that killed two men at the luxury Cameron House Hotel has been spared a prison sentence. At Dumbarton Sheriff Court today, Sheriff William Gallacher ordered Christopher O Malley to carry out a community-based punishment instead. The 35-year-old, from Renton, was placed on a community payback order (CPO) as a direct alternative to a jail term. He will be supervised by social workers for 18 months, and must carry out 300 hours of unpaid community work – the maximum allowed under the law – by January 2022. Simon Midgley, 32, and Richard Dyson, 38, died from smoke inhalation and fire gases on the morning of December 18, 2017.
Christopher O Malley (centre) arrives at Dumbarton Sheriff Court for sentencing on Friday A NIGHT porter who caused the fire that killed two men at the luxury Cameron House Hotel has been spared a prison sentence. At Dumbarton Sheriff Court today, Sheriff William Gallacher ordered Christopher O Malley to carry out a community-based punishment instead. The 35-year-old, from Renton, was placed on a community payback order (CPO) as a direct alternative to a jail term. He will be supervised by social workers for 18 months, and must carry out 300 hours of unpaid community work – the maximum allowed under the law – by January 2022. Simon Midgley, 32, and Richard Dyson, 38, died from smoke inhalation and fire gases on the morning of December 18, 2017.
Cameron House was the scene of a horrific fire in 2017 Cameron House Resort (Loch Lomond) Limited had a turnover of more than £40 million in the two years they ignored multiple warnings about fire hazards. As the firm pleaded guilty on Friday to breaking safety standards over that period leading up to two deaths in December 2017, the Crown made a point of listing four years of company turnover. The fire saw turnover plunge, but they still managed £4.8m in 2018 and £4.7m in 2019, according to advocate depute Michael Meehan QC. Cameron House pleaded guilty as a company, registered at Victoria Street, London - there were no individuals from management named in court documents or appearing in person in the dock.