11 June 2011 Last updated at 10:21Talybont caravan park fire kills father and son
A 58-year-old grandfather and his 26-year-old son have died in a caravan fire during the early hours.
His 50-year-old wife and their granddaughter, two, were rescued by fellow holidaymakers and airlifted to hospital.
The fire was at the Sunny Sands Caravan Park, near Barmouth, in Talybont, Gwynedd at 0146 BST on Saturday.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Police have launched a joint investigation.
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End Quote Richard Fairhead North Wales Fire & Rescue ServiceFollowing the extinguishing of the fire we then sadly found that two people had actually lost their lives in the caravan fire. Our thoughts go out to the family of those people”
The fire service said other people staying at the park helped the woman and her granddaughter from the fire.
Three appliances from Barmouth, Harlech and Dolgellau attended.
Firefighters discovered the caravan and an adjacent car were well alight and used two sets of breathing apparatus, a hose reel jet and a main jet to put out the fire.
Richard Fairhead, area manager for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was "very fully developed" when crews arrived.
"We arrived on the scene less than 11 minutes after the first call and within 15 minutes we had the fire under control and extinguished," he said.
He said the woman and granddaughter had already got out of the caravan before crews arrived.
"Following the extinguishing of the fire we then sadly found that two people had actually lost their lives in the caravan fire and our thoughts go out to the family of those people," he said.
He added there was no danger of spread to other caravans, as the "spacing between the caravans on the site was suitable and sufficient".
"What had happened at this incident was the caravan was well alight and the family's car which was next to the caravan actually caught light as well, but we quickly extinguished it," he said.
Talybont councillor Eryl Jones-Williams said: "I and the local community here wish to sympathise with the families."
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