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| Ffair Rhos: Boy, 4, critical after fire killed brother in caravan | Ffair Rhos: Boy, 4, critical after fire killed brother in caravan |
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| A four-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in hospital following a caravan fire that killed his younger brother. | A four-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in hospital following a caravan fire that killed his younger brother. |
| The boy, 3, died after a touring caravan and vehicle were destroyed in the blaze early on Sunday morning in Ffair Rhos near Tregaron, Ceredigion. | The boy, 3, died after a touring caravan and vehicle were destroyed in the blaze early on Sunday morning in Ffair Rhos near Tregaron, Ceredigion. |
| The father is in hospital in a stable condition after he managed to escape the fire with the eldest child. | The father is in hospital in a stable condition after he managed to escape the fire with the eldest child. |
| Both suffered burns and police and fire crews are investigating the cause. | Both suffered burns and police and fire crews are investigating the cause. |
| A major incident room has been set up in Aberystwyth. | A major incident room has been set up in Aberystwyth. |
| BBC Wales reporter Mari Grug at the scene | BBC Wales reporter Mari Grug at the scene |
| I'm around 100 yards away from the site in Ffair Rhos. From here I can see that the caravan seems to be on private land near a house in the middle of the village. | I'm around 100 yards away from the site in Ffair Rhos. From here I can see that the caravan seems to be on private land near a house in the middle of the village. |
| There's plenty of police presence there this morning. | There's plenty of police presence there this morning. |
| Understandably this morning there's great sadness at Ffair Rhos, a little rural village that's waking up to the news that an innocent little boy has lost his life here. | Understandably this morning there's great sadness at Ffair Rhos, a little rural village that's waking up to the news that an innocent little boy has lost his life here. |
| Ted Jones lives near to where the blaze happened and said it was "lucky" there had been any survivors. | Ted Jones lives near to where the blaze happened and said it was "lucky" there had been any survivors. |
| "My neighbour saw the fire and the caravan just went up in flames and they said it was lucky that anyone got out," Mr Jones told BBC Radio Wales. | |
| "Ffair Rhos is a tiny, quiet little village in rural Ceredigion so it is a big shock to everybody especially when a small child has died." | "Ffair Rhos is a tiny, quiet little village in rural Ceredigion so it is a big shock to everybody especially when a small child has died." |
| Emergency services were called to the scene at 05:35 GMT on Sunday and as well as destroying the caravan and a vehicle, it also damaged an adjacent property. | Emergency services were called to the scene at 05:35 GMT on Sunday and as well as destroying the caravan and a vehicle, it also damaged an adjacent property. |
| "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," said Det Ch Supt Cockwell of Dyfed-Powys Police. | "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," said Det Ch Supt Cockwell of Dyfed-Powys Police. |