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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 is in a critical but stable condition in hospital following a caravan fire that killed his younger brother.A four-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition in hospital following a caravan fire that killed his younger brother.
The boy, three, died after a touring caravan and vehicle were destroyed in the blaze early on Sunday morning in Ffair Rhos near Tregaron, Ceredigion.The boy, three, died after a touring caravan and vehicle were destroyed in the blaze early on Sunday morning in Ffair Rhos near Tregaron, Ceredigion.
Their father, Shaun Harvey, 28, is in a stable condition in hospital after he escaped the fire with the eldest child. Shaun Harvey, 28, the boy's father, is in a stable condition in hospital after escaping the fire with the eldest boy.
The fire is not being treated as suspicious, Dyfed-Powys Police said.The fire is not being treated as suspicious, Dyfed-Powys Police said.
Neighbour Mirian Connolly said she heard a knock on her door and then "shouting, screaming from outside".
"All I could hear was a crescendo of screaming from Shaun," she said.
"You could tell he was in agony. I thought the best thing for me to do is phone the emergency services.
"I could see the reflection of flames on the building next door, so I knew it was a fire, but I couldn't see where it was coming from.
"It's so horrendous. You can't imagine dealing with anything like that."
"We are deeply saddened by the events," said community councillor John Jones."We are deeply saddened by the events," said community councillor John Jones.
"When it happens on your doorstep in a small rural village like this, it's a total shock.""When it happens on your doorstep in a small rural village like this, it's a total shock."
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.
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."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 about 05:30 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 about 05:30 GMT on Sunday and as well as destroying the caravan and a vehicle, it also damaged an adjacent property.
The Welsh Ambulance Service said it sent three ambulances to the scene, taking two patients to Bronglais General Hospital in Aberystwyth.The Welsh Ambulance Service said it sent three ambulances to the scene, taking two patients to Bronglais General Hospital in Aberystwyth.
"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. A police spokesman said: "Police and fire investigators continue to examine the scene though the circumstances are not currently being treated as suspicious."
Specialist officers are supporting the family, police said.
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.
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.