Two-year-old dies in fire at Ingoldmells caravan park

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image captionThe blaze broke out at Sealands Caravan Park in Ingoldmells on Monday night

A two-year-old girl has died in a fire at a seaside caravan park.

The blaze broke out in the static unit at Sealands Caravan Park in Ingoldmells, near Skegness, on Monday night.

Lincolnshire Police said the girl's mother and three siblings managed to escape the blaze and have since been released from hospital.

Det Insp Jo Fortune said investigations were at an early stage and the cause of the fire was not yet clear.

She said teams would be working to piece together the circumstances of the "particularly harrowing" case over the coming days.

About 50 people from nearby caravans were evacuated to emergency accommodation set up by site owner Laver Leisure.

The force has appealed for any witnesses or people with footage of the fire to contact them.

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