The precise cause of a caravan fire at a holiday park which killed a father and his 10-year-old daughter cannot be established because evidence was destroyed in the blaze, an inquest has heard. Lee Baker, 48, and his daughter Esme were spending a weekend together at Golden Beach Holiday Park in Roman Bank, Ingoldmells, near Skegness, Lincolnshire, when they both died in the early hours of April 5 this year.

An inquest at Lincoln Coroner's Court was told on Tuesday that two possible causes of the fire include a discarded cigarette or a malfunctioning phone or tablet. Simon Cartwright, the fire investigation officer for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, told the inquest that the blaze started in the rear of the caravan.

Urgent warning issued to anyone with a caravan

Father and daughter caught

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