A carer at a nursing home in Lanarkshire, where 14 residents died in a fire, broke down in tears as she told a Fatal Accident Inquiry how she loved some of the victims.
Irene Richmond also described how she found a burnt incense stick in a resident's room on the night of the blaze.
Ms Richards, who had been a care assistant at the Rosepark Nursing Home for six years before the tragedy, told the inquiry about the events on night shift at the home on the night of the blaze.
The inquiry was shown CCTV pictures of staff around the fire alarm panel, then firemen arriving.
Ms Richards said she was not confident about the panel because it would give alarms about areas not affected by smoke or fire.
On the night of the tragedy, 30th/31st January 2004, she said she found an incense stick in a resident's room.
She said: "There was ash there, but no matches or lighters. I knew it wasn't right, these things shouldn't have been there."
The Fatal Accident Inquiry also heard evidence about the fire safety procedures at the home.
Ms Richards was asked: "Did you take part in fire drills?"
"Absolutely not," she replied.
"Was there a fire plan?" she was asked.
"Not that I know of," she responded.
"Was there training in regard to the fire panel?" she was asked.
"None," she replied.
Ms Richards also told the inquiry how she had felt after the fire. "I was absolutely devastated," she said.
"This wasn't a hotel - these were people I had grown to love."
The inquiry continues.
Last updated: 02 December 2009, 12:19 GMT
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