Ayr Station Hotel fire: 'Urgent action needed,' say politicians following blaze

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Ayr’s political figures have called for concrete plans regarding the future of the Station Hotel following a fire at the weekend.A blaze broke out at the empty building on Sunday afternoon with seven fire appliances racing to the scene to tackle the blaze.

Ayr train station was evacuated with overhead lines switched off, impacting services to and from the town.Two 17-year-old boys have since been arrested and charged in connection with the fire and will appear at Ayr Sheriff Court at a later date.

Now Ayr’s politicians have called for action before another incident occurs.Ayr’s MSP Siobhian Brown thanked the emergency services for their fast response and the patience of the travellers whose plans were disrupted.She said: “I shall await the findings of the investigation into the blaze.“However we need to prevent this happening again and that’s why I am calling on South Ayrshire Council to take charge of this once and for all.

As the planning authority, they need to take ownership of the situation with the Station Hotel and exact some leadership.“It’s time to get this sorted before another accident happens there.”South Scotland Conservative List MSP Sharon Dowey says “decisive” and “urgent” action is needed.