BABY GIRL KILLED IN CARAVAN INFERNO; Dad in desperate attempt to save tot.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 suffered the effects of breathing smoke. Flames forced back rescuers as they tried to get to the baby at the 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. Holiday Home 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 Renfrewshire 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 mum, 29, and dad, 32, thought to have married in May, were treated for shock and 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. at hospital in Greenock.They 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 had not been named and a report was going 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 . Scott Mitchell,a barman at the Wemyss Bay Hotel, saw the family on Friday night. He said: 'I took an Indian takeaway to the caravan. I spoke to the mum. She was there last year and worked in the amusements. 'They seemed quite happy. She told me they were there for interviews for the next season.' A spokesman for the caravan park said: 'Our thoughts are with the family.' Meanwhile, police were yesterday treating a blaze which killed a pensioner PENSIONER. One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government. and two of his sons as suspicious. Donald Morrison, 83, and his sons Donald, 56, and Bobby, 50, died in an inferno at their home in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, at the weekend. Police have interviewed neighbours who heard a loud bang before fire took hold. Stunned residents left floral tributes in the front garden as police and specialist fire investigators made a detailed examination of the house. CAPTION(S): TRAGIC SCENE: The charred shell of the caravan |
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