Fire investigators in Lincolnshire have determined the blaze in which a father and his 10-year-old daughter died last weekend in Ingoldmells was ‘accidental’.
Lincolnshire Police shared the outcome of the investigation yesterday (8).
Lee, 48, and Esme Baker, from the Nottingham area, were spending the weekend together at the Golden Beach Holiday Park when tragedy struck.
A member of the public alerted emergency services of the fire in the early hours of Saturday, April 5. But despite the best efforts of firefighters, the two individuals sadly lost their lives in the blaze.
A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said: “We are now able to share the findings of our Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue colleagues, now that their investigations are complete.
“Following the fire that tragically claimed the lives of two people, Lee Baker, 48, and Esme Baker, 10, the cause has been determined as accidental.
“As is standard practice, Lincolnshire Police are still investigating the circumstances in order to prepare a file for the coroner.”
We were called at 3.53am on Saturday, 5 April to a fire in a privately owned caravan, situated within the Golden Beach Holiday Park.
Inc 45 of 5 April refers.
