Garnock Court Fire
The Garnock Court fire was a fire that took place on 11 June 1999 at Garnock Court, a 14-storey block of flats in Irvine, Scotland, which resulted in one fatality. The fire spread via the external cladding, reaching the 12th floor within ten minutes of the start of the fire, destroying flats on nine floors. A disabled pensioner, William Linton, believed to be in his 80s, dropped his lit cigarette which caused the blaze. He was later found dead. Four people were taken to University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation. The block was owned by North Ayrshire Council North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ..., who ordered the precautionary removal of plastic cladding and PVC window frames. There was a Scottish select committee review ...
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Garnock may refer to: *The River Garnock in North Ayrshire, Scotland *Glengarnock, a small village on the river, once the site of Glengarnock Steelworks. *Garnock Valley area of North Ayrshire, which takes in the towns of Beith, Dalry and Kilbirnie. *Garnock Academy in Kilbirnie, a secondary school formed in 1971. *Garnock RFC, a rugby club located at Lochshore, Glengarnock. *''Garnock Way'' soap opera, produced by Scottish Television from 1976 to 1979. *Robert Garnock Robert Garnock (c. 1660 – 1681) was a Scottish covenanter. He was baptised by James Guthrie (minister), James Guthrie and like him was hanged in Edinburgh although at a different time and place; Guthrie was executed about 20 years before Garn ...