A Category B Listed derelict hotel adjacent to Ayr railway station was destroyed by fire, with three juveniles arrested in connection with the incident.
Key Facts
- Date of fire
- 25 September 2023
- Building status
- Derelict Category B Listed Building
- Arrests made
- 3 (two aged 13, one aged 17)
- Second fire reported
- 2 October 2023
- Responding service
- Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The Ayr Station Hotel, a derelict Category B Listed Building adjacent to Ayr railway station, was left unoccupied and vulnerable. Suspected arson by juveniles is indicated by the rapid arrests of three boys aged 13 and 17 shortly after the fire broke out on 25 September 2023.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service responded to a major fire at the historic Ayr Station Hotel on 25 September 2023. Three boys — two aged 13 and one aged 17 — were arrested in connection with the blaze, with the third arrest made by Police Scotland on 27 September 2023.
Fire crews were required to return to the site on 2 October 2023 after reports of a second fire at the building. The incident raised concerns about the safety and security of the historically significant derelict structure, which is protected as a Category B Listed Building in Scotland.