A 10-year-old girl and a 48-year-old man have died in a tragic holiday park caravan fire in Lincolnshire.
Police were called to reports of a caravan fire at Coastfields Holiday Park, in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire at around 3.53am today, police said.
Emergency services from Skegness, Wainfleet, Spilsby and Alford attended the blaze, with investigators still probing the cause.
Lincolnshire Police said the investigation is still in ‘the very early stages’.
They are ‘keeping an open mind’ on the cause of the fire,’ they added.
Two fire and rescue crews remain at the scene as the investigation remains ongoing.
A Lincolnshire Police spokesperson 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.
Two people have died in a holiday park caravan fire at Coastfields Holiday Park in Lincolnshire
Police were called to reports of a caravan fire at Coastfields Holiday Park, in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire at around 3.53am today, police said
Lincolnshire Police said the investigation is still in ‘the very early stages’. They are ‘keeping an open mind’ on the cause of the fire,’ they added
‘Their next of kin have been informed and will be supported by specially trained officers.’
‘We have Crime Scene Investigators on site, and we are carrying out inquires to determine the exact cause of the fire.’
National Grid said its engineers had disconnected and isolated the electricity supply in the area, affecting 50 customers, to allow emergency services to investigate.
A spokesperson said: ‘We will be working to restore power to 50 locally affected customers as soon as those investigations have been completed.’
Members of the public have been told by East Lindsey District Council to avoid the area so that emergency crews can work safely.
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue also attended a caravan fire in Ingoldmellson at around 10.45pm on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s fire, which was caused by an electrical fault within a fuse board, was extinguished using two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, and one thermal imaging camera, they said.
Ingoldmells is a coastal village just three miles north of Skegness and has a population of around 2,000.
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