Two-year-old girl dies in caravan fire at Ingoldmells
The fire started around half past ten on Monday evening
Last updated 25th Aug 2021
A two-year-old girl has died in a caravan fire at Ingoldmells.
The blaze was reported around half past ten on Monday evening,
Police and fire services were called to the Sealands caravan park.
The force said a woman and three of her children were able to make it out of the caravan safely, but her fourth child, a two-year-old girl, has died.
Both the woman and her 3 children were treated in hospital and have since been released.
It's understood around 50 people were evacuated from nearby caravans and led to emergency accommodation.
WATCH: Our reporter Aaron Renfree is at the scene.
Detective Inspector Jo Fortune, senior investigating officer, said:
"This is a devastating incident for all involved.
We are in the very early stages of our investigations and the circumstances which led to the fire are not yet clear.
"We will be working closely with specialist teams to understand what happened.
We would like to appeal to anyone who was there last night and has not yet spoken to police to come forward, and for anyone with video footage to please share that with officers to add to our intelligence of the incident.
"This is particularly harrowing, with a family losing a child, and we'd ask that people remember those victims and not share footage online."
Matt King, Divisional Commander for East Division at Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said:
"Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family at this time. Our Fire Investigation Team will be working with CSI colleagues from Lincolnshire Police to complete a full investigation into the cause of the fire"
"All firefighters have been offered welfare support, and once investigations are complete, local fire crews and our community fire safety team will be on hand to talk to people in the area and address any fire safety concerns, at what will be an upsetting time."