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Ingoldmells caravan fire that killed girl and dad ‘accidental’

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A caravan fire that killed a young girl and her father was accidental, an investigation has found.

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Lee Baker, 48, and his daughter Esme Baker, 10, died at Golden Beach Holiday Park, in Ingoldmells, Skegness, on Saturday.

In a statement, Lincolnshire Police said investigations carried out by the fire service had been completed, adding: “The cause has been determined as accidental.”

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The victims were from the Nottingham area and had been “excited to be spending the first weekend of the holidays together”, their family said in a tribute released on Sunday.

Emergency services were called to the park just before 04:00 BST.

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The caravan was privately owned, police said.

Lincolnshire Police added that officers were still investigating the full circumstances of the fire in order to prepare a file for the coroner, but said this was standard practice.

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