Almost £3,000 raised to support victims of Ingoldmells caravan fire
The blaze claimed the life of a 2-year-old girl from Newark
Last updated 25th Aug 2021
People are coming together to support the family of a 2-year-old girl who died in a caravan fire in Ingoldmells.
Almost £3000 has been raised so far.
It's after emergency services were called to Sealands Caravan Park on Monday evening.
A woman from Newark and 3 of her children were saved, but tragically, her youngest daughter died.
You can donate to the fundraiser here.
WATCH: Our reporter Aaron Renfree was at the scene yesterday.
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."