Two men tried to smash window to escape Cameron House fire

The blaze claimed the lives of Simon Midgley and his partner, Richard Dyson in December 2017

An inquiry has heard two men who died after being stuck in a burning hotel had tried to smash open a window to escape the inferno.

The fatal accident inquiry also heard how a man on his honeymoon with his wife and young son, smashed a window with a chair in an attempt to reach safety and used bedding to try and stop thick smoke from filling their room.

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