Aviva refused to pay out on the hotelier’s policy in arguing Britannia’s claim was invalidated due to the fire being started by repair works on the Aberdeen hotel’s roof, Law 360 first reported.

MORE than 70 firefighters have been battling a serious blaze at a hotel. Emergency services were alerted at 4.45pm to a fire which started inside the Britannia Hotel in Bucksburn, near Aberdeen.

Firefighters tackled a major fire which tore through a hotel in Aberdeen. The emergency services were called out to the Britannia Hotel in Bucksburn at about 16:45 on Thursday. Nine appliances and ...

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it also owns the Britannia Aberdeen Hotel. The 105 room Waterside hotel includes conference and leisure facilities as well as two bars and a restaurant. Article continues below Ken Sims ...