Police probe fatal fire at Perth 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. Deputy First Minister John Swinney, who is the local MSP, paid tribute to the work of the emergency services.
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