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| Two dead in St Leonards holiday park caravan fire | Two dead in St Leonards holiday park caravan fire |
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| Two people died when a fire broke out at a caravan in a holiday park in East Sussex. | Two people died when a fire broke out at a caravan in a holiday park in East Sussex. |
| East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to Combe Haven Holiday Park in Harley Shute Road, St Leonards, at 22:10 BST on Saturday. | East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to Combe Haven Holiday Park in Harley Shute Road, St Leonards, at 22:10 BST on Saturday. |
| Sussex Police said the occupants of the caravan, a man and a woman believed to be in their 40s, were declared dead at the scene. | Sussex Police said the occupants of the caravan, a man and a woman believed to be in their 40s, were declared dead at the scene. |
| Police and fire officers are investigating the cause of the fire. | Police and fire officers are investigating the cause of the fire. |
| Fire crews said they received calls reporting that a caravan was on fire at the holiday park. | |
| 'Valued and popular' | |
| Four firefighters rescued an unconscious man and woman from the caravan. | Four firefighters rescued an unconscious man and woman from the caravan. |
| Paramedics tried to resuscitate them, but they were pronounced dead at the scene. | |
| A spokesman for Combe Haven said two employees and a neighbouring caravan owner tried to tackle the blaze before crews arrived. | |
| He said: "Our team members and guests are shocked by this tragic accident. | |
| "The owners of the caravan were valued and popular members of the community at Combe Haven." | |
| The couple had been owners of the caravan since 2007, he added. |