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Inquest to open after hotel fire Hotel fire man 'died from fumes'
(about 10 hours later)
An inquest into the death of a man who fell from a window of a burning hotel is due to be opened in Cornwall. A man who fell from the window of a burning hotel in Cornwall died from inhaling smoke and toxic fumes, a coroner has said.
The 43-year-old is believed to have jumped from the second-floor after fire broke out at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay on Saturday. Peter Hughes, a 43-year-old teacher from Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire, died after a fire started at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay on Saturday.
The ruins of the hotel have been declared a crime scene by police "until evidence to the contrary". The interim cause of death was given at Truro City Hall ahead of a full inquest once the fire inquiry is completed.
Human remains have been found by teams searching among the rubble for two missing people who are feared dead. The hotel, now reduced to rubble, has been declared a crime scene by police.
The remains were taken away from the site in a hearse. 'Couldn't breathe'
The families of both missing people, believed to be aged in their 70s and 80s, have been informed. Cornwall Coroner's Court heard how holidaymaker James Banks had befriended Mr Hughes, who was staying at the Penhallow Hotel along with his mother.
More than 80 people safely escaped from the building on the night of the fire. On the night of the fire, he heard Mr Hughes shout from a third floor window, "I can't move - my mother", before he jumped.
Four people taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro are said to be improving. One is in a critical but stable condition and three are said to be in a stable condition. In a statement, paramedic Mark Bruce said Mr Hughes was alive when he reached him and had said: "I couldn't breathe up there, I had to jump, mate."
Truro coroner Dr Emma Carlyon is expected to open and adjourn the inquest on Wednesday, once she has heard identification evidence about the dead man. Mr Bruce said he could hear the fire "roaring" above as he administered first aid to Mr Hughes.
Cornwall coroner Emma Carlyon delivered the interim cause of death on Wednesday.
Human remains were found by teams on Tuesday searching among the hotel rubble for two missing people who are feared dead.
Eyewitness appealEyewitness appeal
A team of 20 people is searching through the rubble of the hotel and scaffolding with screens has been erected to enable the investigation to take place out of public view. The families of both missing people, believed to be in their 70s and 80s, were informed.
Police said the search could take more than two weeks. More than 80 people safely escaped from the building on the night of the fire.
Det Ch Insp Darren Lockley, senior investigating officer, said police and fire investigators were trying to establish a timeline of movement for individuals who visited the hotel and also the escalation of the fire. Four people taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro are said to be improving.
A team of 20 people is continuing to search through the rubble of the hotel.
Police said it could take more than two weeks.
Officials are trying to establish a timeline of movement for individuals who visited the hotel and also the escalation of the fire.
They are appealing for witnesses who were in the hotel between 1900 BST on Friday and 0100 BST on Saturday to come forward.They are appealing for witnesses who were in the hotel between 1900 BST on Friday and 0100 BST on Saturday to come forward.
Police have also asked that anyone with photographs or video recordings of the fire should contact the police incident room on 08452 777 444, quoting Operation Truck.Police have also asked that anyone with photographs or video recordings of the fire should contact the police incident room on 08452 777 444, quoting Operation Truck.