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Cameron House fire: Four people taken to hospital | |
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Four people have been taken to hospital as firefighters tackle a blaze at Cameron House Hotel on Loch Lomondside. | |
Emergency services were alerted at about 06:40 to the fire at the luxury hotel near Balloch. | Emergency services were alerted at about 06:40 to the fire at the luxury hotel near Balloch. |
The Scottish Ambulance Service said two adults and a child were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. A fourth patient was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital. | |
There was no information about their condition. | |
Pictures from the scene show smoke and flames coming from the hotel. | |
Photographs also show guests standing outside the hotel as firefighters raise ladders to the upper floors of the building. | |
Staff and guests are understood to have been evacuated from the luxury hotel. | Staff and guests are understood to have been evacuated from the luxury hotel. |
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 06:44 today to attend an incident at the Cameron House Hotel. | A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 06:44 today to attend an incident at the Cameron House Hotel. |
"We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations response team to the scene. | "We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations response team to the scene. |
"Three patients, two adults and one child, were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital." | "Three patients, two adults and one child, were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital." |
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has deployed 12 appliances while firefighters search the building. | The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has deployed 12 appliances while firefighters search the building. |
A spokeswoman said: "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 06:41 on Monday, 18 December to reports of a fire that had taken hold within Cameron House Hotel, Balloch. | A spokeswoman said: "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 06:41 on Monday, 18 December to reports of a fire that had taken hold within Cameron House Hotel, Balloch. |
"Operations Control has mobilised a total of 12 appliances to the scene. | "Operations Control has mobilised a total of 12 appliances to the scene. |
"Firefighters are currently in the process of searching the building while fighting the fire using powerful water jets. | "Firefighters are currently in the process of searching the building while fighting the fire using powerful water jets. |
"The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service remains in attendance." | "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service remains in attendance." |
Cameron House is one of Scotland's most luxurious hotels with views across Loch Lomond. | |
The venue offers a romantic location for weddings, a championship standard course for golfers and five-star facilities for guests. | The venue offers a romantic location for weddings, a championship standard course for golfers and five-star facilities for guests. |
The chef Martin Wishart has a Michelin-starred restaurant at the hotel. | The chef Martin Wishart has a Michelin-starred restaurant at the hotel. |
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