Station Hotel fire in Ayr probed by police as huge emergency response closes train line
dailyrecord.co.ukA police probe has been launched after Ayr's Station Hotel was placed on lockdown this afternoon.Emergency services raced to the scene after a fire broke out at the rear of the abandoned B-Listed pile.
Seven fire appliances were mobilised - including a major incident support unit from Bellshill - as teams converged on the structure which overlooks the town's train station.Large crowds of onlookers gathered at the top of the town to watch the unfolding spectacle, which began shortly after 3.30pm.
Trains to and from Glasgow down the west coast were severely distuped after power to the overhead lines was cut as part of the emergency response.
Services to and from Ayr were slowly restarting when the line re-opened at 8pm tonight.It's understood fire crews who arrived at the scene were initially prevented from entering due to the 'Dangerous Building' notice first slapped on the structure more than five years ago.They eventually gained access at the ground floor level where a group of firefighters were seen making their way slowly into the building, with some slowly scaling the scaffolding.
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