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| Surrey caravan fire: Woman and two children killed | |
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| A woman and two children have died in a fire in a caravan near Lingfield, Surrey. | |
| The blaze broke out at The Plantation mobile home site in West Park Road, Newchapel, overnight. | |
| A man and another child were treated for burns at the scene, Surrey Police said. | A man and another child were treated for burns at the scene, Surrey Police said. |
| The child has since been taken to the East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. A joint investigation between the police and fire service has been launched. | |
| A police spokeswoman said: "Surrey Police and Surrey Fire and Rescue units are currently at the scene, which remains cordoned off while enquiries to establish the circumstances surrounding the fire continue." | |
| At the scene: BBC Surrey's Adrian Harms | |
| There are two entrances to the caravan park, both are sealed off by police. | |
| I've been talking to a couple of local people who told me this is a caravan park of 16 acres with about 50 mobile homes, and the site has been here 20 years. | |
| We've no idea of the ages of the children although we were told by a gentleman earlier on they were young children. | |
| A spokeswoman for the fire service said it was called to the fire at 01:37 GMT. | |
| "The fire was extinguished using hose reels, however, three people - two children and one adult - died," she said. | |
| "Our thoughts are with the family and friends involved at this tragic time." | "Our thoughts are with the family and friends involved at this tragic time." |