A 10-year-old girl and her father who died in a tragic caravan park fire near Skegness have been named by police.
The victims of the tragic fire in Lincolnshire were Lee Baker, 48, and his daughter Esme Baker who were both from the Nottingham area.
The blaze broke out at the Golden Beach holiday park yesterday when emergency services were summoned to the scene in the small village of Ingoldmells in the early hours of the morning.
Formal identification will take place at a later date and "could take some time", police have confirmed.
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."
He added that the "evident intensity" of the fire made the investigation "incredibly challenging".
Meanwhile, area manager for prevention and protection at Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Dan Moss 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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A member of Lee and Esme’s 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."
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The victims of the tragic fire in Lincolnshire were Lee Baker, 48, and his daughter Esme Baker who were both from the Nottingham area.
The blaze broke out at the Golden Beach holiday park yesterday when emergency services were summoned to the scene in the small village of Ingoldmells in the early hours of the morning.
Formal identification will take place at a later date and "could take some time", police have confirmed.
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."
He added that the "evident intensity" of the fire made the investigation "incredibly challenging".
Meanwhile, area manager for prevention and protection at Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Dan Moss 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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A member of Lee and Esme’s 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."
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