Three-year-old boy dies in caravan fire
Child's four-year-old sibling, who escaped with father, left in critical condition in hospital
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Your support makes all the difference.A three-year-old boy has died in a caravan fire while his four-year-old brother is fighting for life in hospital, police say.
Police said the two children are believed to have been inside the caravan with their father when the fire broke out in the village of Ffair Rhos in Ceredigion, western Wales.
The father managed to escape with the older sibling, but the three-year-old boy was later found dead inside.
Both survivors suffered burns and the father is in a stable condition while his four-year-old child is said to be in a critical but stable condition.
Officers are investigating the cause of the fire, which they were called to shortly after 5.30am on Sunday, however they are not treating the incident as suspicious.
Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Cockwell, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said: “Our thoughts are with his family at this extremely difficult and traumatic time, and specialist officers have been put in place to support them.
“We would like to thank our colleagues at the fire service for their professionalism in dealing with what turned out to be a highly traumatic incident.
“We would like to speak to anyone who was in the Ffair Rhos area around the time of the fire, who might have information that could help our investigation.
“This was a tragic incident, and we will be doing all we can to find answers for the family, whose world will have been torn apart by this morning’s events.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Investigation Department on 101 and use Storm reference 39 of January 19.
Additional reporting by Press Association
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