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| Girl, 2, 'poorly' after fatal Talybont caravan fire | Girl, 2, 'poorly' after fatal Talybont caravan fire |
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| A two-year-old girl is still being treated for burns after a caravan fire which killed a father and son. | A two-year-old girl is still being treated for burns after a caravan fire which killed a father and son. |
| A 58-year-old man - reported as being Robert Taylor from Flint, Flintshire, and his son Andrew, in his 20s - died. | A 58-year-old man - reported as being Robert Taylor from Flint, Flintshire, and his son Andrew, in his 20s - died. |
| A woman, 50, understood to be Robert Taylor's wife, had superficial burns. Their granddaughter was badly burned and was described as very poorly. | A woman, 50, understood to be Robert Taylor's wife, had superficial burns. Their granddaughter was badly burned and was described as very poorly. |
| It is understood the fire started in the caravan's awning at the Sunny Sands caravan park, near Barmouth, Gwynedd. | It is understood the fire started in the caravan's awning at the Sunny Sands caravan park, near Barmouth, Gwynedd. |
| The girl is being treated at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool. | The girl is being treated at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool. |
| The alarm was raised at 0145BT on Saturday. | The alarm was raised at 0145BT on Saturday. |
| North Wales Fire and Rescue Service sent three appliances were sent to the scene in Talybont, but the caravan was well alight by the time they arrived. | North Wales Fire and Rescue Service sent three appliances were sent to the scene in Talybont, but the caravan was well alight by the time they arrived. |
| Jeremy Mead, director of the holiday park, said it was first thought a firework had gone off before people realised there had been an "explosion" in the awning of the touring caravan. | Jeremy Mead, director of the holiday park, said it was first thought a firework had gone off before people realised there had been an "explosion" in the awning of the touring caravan. |
| The owners of the caravan park have expressed their sympathy to the family, who are well known to them. | The owners of the caravan park have expressed their sympathy to the family, who are well known to them. |
| Relatives have told North Wales Police they do not wish to make a statement at this time. | Relatives have told North Wales Police they do not wish to make a statement at this time. |
| The remains of the caravan and its awning - where it is believed the fire began by accident - were screened off as the investigations continued. | The remains of the caravan and its awning - where it is believed the fire began by accident - were screened off as the investigations continued. |
| Bill Moss, a community councillor for Dyffryn Ardudwy and Talybont, said local people had been "deeply shocked" by the fire. | |
| "In the 45 years I have lived here I cannot recollect an incident of this magnitude," Mr Moss told BBC Radio Wales. | |
| Mr Moss said camping and caravanning was very important to the economy of the area and it was a well-managed park. |