COPS have released a major update in the cause of a tragic caravan fire that killed a dad and his 10-year-old daughter.
Lee Baker, 48, and little Esme died in a blaze at a popular holiday park in Lincolnshire in the early hours of Saturday.
Cops have been investigating the incident, searching for the cause of the fire, and released up update today at 5.38pm.
Lincolnshire Police said: “We are today (Tuesday 8 April) 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.”
The pair, from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, were enjoying the first weekend of the school Easter holidays when tragedy struck.
