Three dead in fire at Scottish hotel
Residents of the city centre street spoke of a sense of shock that such a tragedy could have happened on the second day of the new year.
"Obviously as we were watching it unfold, police incident units were arriving. The fire brigade and 21 ambulances were outside. "The news of the major fire at the New County Hotel in Perth and the loss of life that has been associated with that has been an absolutely tragic start to 2023 in the city of Perth," he said.
"There has been a huge effort by the emergency services to try to avoid the loss of life and address the very serious fire that has emerged, and a whole host of support work has been put in place to assist those who have been affected, and I'm grateful to everybody for their efforts in these very sad circumstances.
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