A caravan fire that killed a two-year-old girl started from a cupboard where the boiler had not had its gas safety certificate renewed for five months, an inquest has found. The tragic incident led to the death of toddler Louisiana Brooke Dolan, who was from Newark, but on holiday with her family at the time.
Despite the boiler not having a renewed certificate, the coroner could not rule for certain that the boiler caused the fatal fire on Monday, August 23, 2021, in Sealands Caravan Park, Ingoldmells. At the time, Louisiana's mother, Natasha Broadley, was in the shower when she smelled smoke and watched the boiler go up in flames reports Lincolnshire Live.
However, on Thursday, April 20, 2023, Lincolnshire coroner Lindsay Tasker said: "The evidence just isn't there to establish the cause of the fire." Concluding an inquest into Lousiana's death, Ms Tasker spoke directly to Miss Broadley, saying: "I am sorry, for you, I have not been able to give you that answer".
