BREAKING Two die in caravan fireplace at well-liked UK vacation park as emergency companies swarm
A 10-year-old girl and a man have died in a caravan fire at a popular holiday park. The emergency services were called to Goldenbeach Holiday Park, Roman Bank, Ingoldmells at 3.53am.
Lincolnshire Police released a statement confirming the two deaths. The scene has been cordoned off and fire investigations are underway.
The force said: “We are very sad to confirm that two people have died following a caravan fire at Goldenbeach Holiday Park, Roman Bank, Ingoldmells.
“We were called at 3.53 am today (5 April) to a report of a caravan fire at the holiday park where two people have tragically lost their lives. Their next of kin have been informed and will be supported by specially trained officers.
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“Fire & Rescue crews attended from Skegness, Wainfleet, Spilsby and Alford. There are two crews still at the scene and fire investigations are on-going.”
They added: “We have Crime Scene Investigators on site, and we are carrying out inquires to determine the exact cause of the fire.
“We are at the very early stages of our investigation and as such we are keeping an open mind.”
The BBC has reported a 10-year-old girl and a man were killed in the blaze.
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LincolnshireLive reported earlier this week there had been another caravan fire in Ingoldmells on Tuesday, April 1. Firefighters from Skegness Fire Station and Wainfleet Fire Station attended at about 10:45pm.
The caravan was extinguished using two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and one thermal imaging camera.
A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said of the second fire that it was caused by an electrical fault within the fuse board.
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