BABY DIES IN CARAVAN PARK BLAZE TRAGEDY; Dad in desperate attempt to save girl.Byline: By Karen Bale and John McEachran A BABY girl was killed when fire tore through her family's caravan yesterday. The 10-month-old tot died despite her father's frantic attempts to save her from their blazing home. Four adults and three other children who were in the caravan at the time escaped uninjured apart from smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. . Fierce flames forced back rescuers as they tried to get to the baby at Wemyss Bay For other uses, see Wemyss. Wemyss Bay ("Wemyss" pronounced weemz /'wi:mz/) is a village on the west Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. Caravan Park. Last night, a source at the site said: 'The baby's dad fought like mad to save the child. He was in the caravan at the time and he was desperate to get his kids out. 'Other members of staff rushed to help him but the blaze was very fierce and it happened so quickly. 'They could not save the baby although they tried very hard. It looks like it was just a tragic accident.' The dad, his wife and their four children had been at Wemyss Bay since the start of last summer season. He was working in the Ayrshire camp's entertainment centre. Emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' were called to the blaze at 11.20am and discovered the body. The baby's 29-year-old mother and 32-year-old father were treated for shock and smoke inhalation at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock, but were later discharged. Their three other children - five--year-old and 10-year-old girls and a boy aged two - and a 31-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man escaped uninjured. A police spokesman said: 'Police and fire investigation officers are continuing inquiries to establish the cause of the fire, although there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.' The girl has not yet been named and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal procurator fiscal Noun (in Scotland) a legal officer who acts as public prosecutor and coroner Procurator Fiscal n (Scottish) → fiscal m/f . A spokesman for the caravan park said: 'I can confirm there was a fire at our caravan site caravan site n (BRIT) → camping m para caravanas caravan site caravan n (Brit) → camping m pour caravanes which resulted in a fatality. 'The casualty's identity won't be released until all relatives are informed. Our thoughts are with the family. 'The park management is working with the fire brigade and police to discover the cause of the blaze.' CAPTION(S): POPULAR: Wemyss Bay holiday camp |
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