Fire alert at historic hotel

The suspected outbreak was in a difficult to access part of a large chimney in the 17th century historic King's Arms Hotel. A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed crews spent much of the afternoon at the scene. The tenders included a specialist aerial ladder platform from Dumfries. A spokeswoman for the hotel told DnG24 that they had called out the brigade as a precaution. She said: "We asked the firefighters investigate when we spotted some debris coming down into a fireplace. "Everything seems fine now and we will remain open as normal." NEWSDESK: 01461-202417