A person has died in a fire that ripped through Cameron House hotel.

The five-star hotel at Loch Lomond went up in flames shortly after 6.40am on Monday.

STV News understands one person was pronounced dead following the blaze, with smoke being seen for miles.

Four others, including a family with a baby, have been taken to hospital.

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Other residents have been evacuated while more than 45 firefighters continue to battle the blaze.

The hotel said the facility will remain closed for the next 48 hours.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We received a call at 6.44am today to attend an incident at the Cameron House hotel.

“We dispatched four ambulances, our special operations response team and the trauma team to the scene.

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“Three patients, two adults and one child, were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. A fourth patient was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital.”

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 6.41am on Monday to reports of a fire that had taken hold within Cameron House Hotel, Balloch.

“Operations control immediately mobilised four appliances and an aerial appliance to the scene. Firefighters are currently in the process of searching the building while fighting the fire using powerful water jets.

“The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service remains at the scene.”

Hotel: One pronounced dead. STV

Cameron House Hotel, an iconic establishment on the banks of Loch Lomond, has charmed the rich, famous and powerful for generations.

An 18th century Baronial mansion, it was converted into a luxury hotel and resort in 1986 after it was sold by the Smollett family, who held the property for three centuries.

It is famous as a celebrity wedding venue as well as for its championship standard golf course and Michelin-starred restaurant run by chef Martin Wishart.