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Matthew Brown & Peter Hennessy

Balloons released in memory of two-year old girl who died in caravan fire

Large crowds gathered in Newark to let off balloons in memory of a two-year-old girl from Nottinghamshire who died in a caravan fire in Ingoldmells.

Louisiana Brooke-Broadley tragically died after the fire at Sealands Caravan Park on Monday, August 23.

Louisiana's family are from Newark and her mother, Natasha Broadley, was staying at the caravan park with her four children, all under 11, when the caravan caught fire.

Natasha and her three eldest children survived the incident - around 50 people at the caravan site being asked to leave and go into emergency accommodation.

Crowds gathered at the balloon release in Riverside Park, Newark on Friday afternoon, September 3 to remember Louisiana, Lincolnshire Live reports.

A GoFundMe page set up after the fire to raise money for the family has raised just over £18,000.

Laurie Selfridge, who set up the page, said the love and support shown towards the family was "absolutely amazing".

Emergency services including Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and the East Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed that they attended the scene.

Lincolnshire Police's latest statement on the incident said: "We will not be providing any more updates as the investigation is ongoing still and will be for some time."

The aim of the "methodical and meticulous" investigation is to find out how the fire started.

It's currently classified as "unknown", the force added.

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