FIRE safety recommendations made after an inquiry into the Cameron House Hotel fire that killed two men "don't go far enough", according to Dumbarton's constituency MSP.

Previously the Reporter told how Shona Robison, the cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government, had written to the sheriff who led a fatal accident inquiry last year into the blaze and accepted his recommendations.

Hotel guests Richard Dyson, 38, and 32-year-old Simon Midgley died in the blaze at the luxury hotel in December 2017.

Now Jackie Baillie MSP has called for more to be done in a bid to prevent a similar incident occurring in the future.

Ms Baillie said: “While I welcome the Scottish Government’s acceptance of the recommendations directed to them and the action they have already taken to address these, I don’t believe they go far enough.

“The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service warned the hotel and followed this warning up, however nothing appears to have been done by the hotel. There were also warnings from staff which were not heeded.

“The legislation which currently exists will only allow for enforcement orders to be made when there is a serious and imminent risk to life. The circumstances at Cameron House were never going to meet this criteria but were severe enough to lead to a devastating fire with tragic consequences. This gap in enforcement must be addressed.

“The families of those who lost loved ones, particularly Jane Midgley who fought so hard for this FAI to be heard, deserve more. They need to know that lessons are not just learned but are robustly acted on to stop other people from going through the turmoil that they have had to endure.”

Sheriff Thomas McCartney made six recommendations in a 122-page report setting out his findings following last year’s FAI.

Two were directed at the Scottish Government – one recommending that they should require anyone converting a historic building for use as a hotel to have active fire suppressions installed, the other saying that an expert working group should be set up to explore in more detail the “special risks which existing hotels and similar premises may pose through the presence of hidden cavities or voids, varying standards of workmanship, age, and the variance from current standards” – and to consider revising guidance on the issue currently provided by others.

The fire at the resort broke out after a plastic bag of ash was left in a concierge cupboard near the hotel’s reception area by night porter Christopher O’Malley.

The ash set light to newspapers and kindling, with the resulting blaze destroying much of the oldest part of the hotel as well as resulting in the deaths of Mr Midgley and Mr Dyson and the evacuation of 200 other guests.