The building opened its doors to the public in Edinburgh for advertising in 1831. It was once home to the offices of The Scotsman newspaper. ‘I feel just terribly about what’s happened. ‘They told me it was safe to take the elevator but I wasn’t happy to do that so I took the stairs. She said: ‘There was a very loud bang on the door and when I opened it, it was a fireman and somebody from the hotel saying it was being evacuated. US tourist Betty Cuniberti, from San Francisco, California, said she was in her bedroom on the sixth floor when the fire alarm sounded and firefighters went round the hotel asking people to leave. ‘You don’t expect something like this to happen at a five-star hotel. I don’t know what happened but it’s quite sad. I feel very sorry for the families of the two people. Lynn Massie, 34, and Neil Cooper, 31, from Aberdeen, were awaiting to collect their luggage after a two-day break when the incident happened. Hotel guests said they had noticed a strong smell 'like sewage' before the bodies were found.Īround 25 specialist firefighters were sent to the scene as part of a Scottish Fire and Rescue chemical incident team.Ī ‘detection, identification and monitoring unit’ was also called in to check for hazardous materials.Įmergency services outside the five-star Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh yesterday following a suspected chemical incident
Investigators entered wearing special protective suits and guests were evacuated from the historic building. Staff at the five-star hotel found the couple in a room on the sixth floor alongside containers of chemicals, prompting a major emergency response.
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The pair took the chemical into the hotel with them prior to their deaths.Īn address in the Royal Mile area of the city was searched on Friday but no further traces of chemicals were found.Ī Police Scotland spokesman said: 'Inquiries are ongoing into the full circumstances surrounding both of these deaths, which continue to be treated as unexplained at this time.' Their deaths were chemical-related and a number of items seized from the room continue to undergo forensic analysis, Police Scotland said. Return ().Officers wore specialist suits to enter the room where the two bodies were found at The Scotsman Var itemTotalValue = Math.round((selectedItemPrice * quantity) * 100) / 100 PriceTotal = Math.round(priceTotal * 100) / 100 Var priceTotal = quantity * selectedItemPrice + parseFloat(shipping) + tax Var selectedItemPrice = parseFloat(("price")) Var orderDescription = 'View of Amsterdam' Var quantitySelect = document.querySelector("#smart-button-container #quantitySelect") Var itemOptions = document.querySelector("#smart-button-container #item-options")