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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. |
| Shaun Harvey, 28, the boys' 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 Miriam 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. | "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. | "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. | "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." | "It's so horrendous. You can't imagine dealing with anything like that." |
| Sean Connolly said Mr Harvey had burns all over his body and one of the little boys was put into a bath of water by firefighters. | |
| "I've never seen anything like that in my life. It was very traumatic," he said. | |
| BBC Wales has been told Mr Harvey was living in the caravan temporarily while he looked for a permanent home. | |
| Community councillor John Jones said: "We are deeply saddened by the events. | |
| "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." |
| 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. |
| A police spokesman said: "Police and fire investigators continue to examine the scene though the circumstances are not currently being treated as suspicious." | 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. | 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. | 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. |