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Oban fire: 'I've spent five decades trying to forget hotel blaze'

Summary by Ground News
The Esplanade hotel in Oban caught fire on July 24, 1973. Ten tourists visiting the Highlands lost their lives in the inferno. The fire remains the worst Scottish hotel blaze since the Second World War. It is thought a discarded cigarette sparked the early morning blaze. A sailor on a yacht in the bay spotted flames spreading through the hotel.
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Oban fire: 'I've spent five decades trying to forget hotel blaze'

Ten tourists died when huge fire ripped through the Argyll town's Esplanade hotel 50 years ago today.

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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Stv broke the news in Scotland, United Kingdom on Monday, July 24, 2023.
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