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.
A member of the victims' families said it was a "heartbreaking" loss, adding that the pair were "excited to be spending the first weekend of the holidays together".
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.
The victims of the tragic fire in Lincolnshire were Lee Baker, 48, and his daughter Esme Baker
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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."
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He confirmed that the investigation team was working alongside Lincolnshire Police, and that a full investigation into the cause of the fire remains 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," he added.
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."
Lincolnshire Police said that their probe is still in "the very early stages"
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Yesterday, Lincolnshire Police said that their probe is still in "the very early stages" as they announced that they intended to "keep an open mind".
To facilitate emergency services' investigation, National Grid confirmed that its engineers isolated the electricity in the region, which caused a power outage for around 50 customers.
A spokesman said: "We will be working to restore power to 50 locally affected customers as soon as those investigations have been completed."
The "significant power outage [is] potentially affecting a two mile radius," East Lindsey District Council added.
