Cameron House fire: Couple on winter break killed in hotel fire named

The two men who died in the devastating fire at the Cameron House hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland have been named.

Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson were staying at the five-star resort on a winter break when the blaze broke out early on Monday morning.

While police have yet to formally confirm the identities of the victims, relatives of the pair, believed to be from London, have paid tribute to them on social media.

Social media posts suggested that Mr Midgley, a freelance interior design PR, and Mr Dyson were on a winter break in Scotland.

Mr Midgley, a freelance interior design PR, posted pictures of the hotel on his Instagram account on Saturday, writing alongside: “Home for the weekend.”

Relatives expressed their shock at news of the couple’s deaths, with one writing: “I’m beyond heartbroken.”

The blaze saw acts of heroism from firefighters to rescue a trapped baby from the third-floor window.

Baby Jimmy was trapped inside the with his parents, Andrew and Louise Logan but a brave fireman climbed up to the room and pulled the youngster from the flames, holding him under his arm as he climbed back down the ladder.

Eyewitness Linsey Allan, 37, told MailOnline: “The family were screaming ‘Help us, we can’t get out and we’ve got a baby’.

“Then the room filled with smoke, the lights in the room went off and we didn’t hear them again.”

The couple were celebrating their honeymoon at the five-star resort after tying the knot at the Wood Norton Hotel in Evesham, in Worcestershire, on Friday.

They are believed to have been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment.

Two people died in the blaze at the hotel, one at the scene and another at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.

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More than 70 firefighters were involved in fighting the blaze at the hotel after the alarm was raised at around 6.40am on Monday.

The cause of the fire is not yet known but the roof of the hotel has been extensively damaged.

Speaking on BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme, John Gow of forensic group International Fire Investigators and Consultants said making the building safe would be the priority in the early stages of an investigation.

He said: “It’s very difficult to put a precise figure on how long an investigation can take because it may get to a stage where the investigators make a decision where, due to structural safety issues, they cannot enter the property.

“And they may have to establish a supposed cause based on the circumstantial evidence that is provided.”

The hotel is a popular wedding venue and houses the Michelin starred Martin Wishart at Loch Lomond restaurant.

The resort director, Andy Roger, has offered ”deepest condolences” to the families of two guests who died in the fire.

In a statement published on its website on Monday, Cameron House said it will remain closed to for at least the next three days.

It said: ”We would ask all guests and customers to remain patient as we work with the emergency services to establish the extent of the damage and ascertain when we will be able to reopen.”