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Father and 10-year-old daughter die in caravan park fire in Lincolnshire

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Abr 6, 2025
Esme Baker and her father Lee Baker. Pic: Lincolnshire Police

Two people who died following a fire at a caravan site near Skegness have been named by police.

Lincolnshire Police said 48-year-old Lee Baker and his 10-year-old daughter Esme Baker, both from the Nottingham area, were killed in the blaze.

Emergency services were alerted to a fire at Golden Beach Holiday Park in the village of Ingoldmells at 3.53am on Saturday.

In a statement issued though police, a member of the Baker family said: «Lee and Esme were excited to be spending the first weekend of the holidays together.

«We are all utterly devastated at what’s happened. This loss is incomprehensible at the moment, and we ask for people to give us space to process this utterly heartbreaking loss.»

The police force, together with Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue, are continuing to investigate the cause of the blaze.

Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Lee Nixon said: «We believe we might be close to arriving at a working hypothesis.

«We are working hard to validate the facts available to us to be able to provide answers for the family and loved ones of those who were very tragically taken by this fire.

«Yet the evident intensity of the fire has made this task incredibly challenging.»

Dan Moss, from Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue, said: «Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family at this time.

«Our Fire Investigation Team is working with colleagues from Lincolnshire Police, and a full investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

«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 they may have, at what will be an upsetting time.»

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