A GRANDFATHER and his son died from inhaling poisonous fumes before flames from a caravan fire engulfed them.
Robert Taylor, 57, and his son Andrew 26, from Flintshire, died in a blaze sparked when an electrical cable supplying a heater, fridge and transformer overheated, an inquest heard.A long established toolmaking and trade Injection moulds company.
Mr Taylor senior’s wife Denise,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, 50, told how she and two other caravanners plucked her granddaughter Emmy Taylor, aged two, to safety seconds before the caravan exploded.
Loft insulator Andrew,which applies to the first offshore merchant account only, one of her four children, died after he went into the caravan to try to rescue his niece and father. Emmy was passed through a window. But the two men died when they were overcome by fumes.
Denise, of Royal Drive, Flint, said the four family members had gone to stay at Sunny Sands caravan park in Talybont, near Barmouth on Friday June 11. Denise was woken at about 11.15pm by her “frantically screaming” son, who was sleeping alone in the awning.
She said: “I ran to the front. As soon as I opened the door I could just see flames in front of me and my son shouting: ‘Mum. Mum. Get out.’ My son obviously went into the caravan for his dad and niece.”
Denise shouted for help and two men helped her pull Emmy, whose hair was on fire, through a window. Paramedic Denise added: “I don’t know where I got the strength. I managed to get her out, but not very far, when the caravan exploded. There was a big bang. At that point I knew my son and husband were in it.”
Emmy suffered 65% burns to her body and is recovering after treatment at Alder Hey children’s hospital, Liverpool. Denise said: “She’s doing remarkably well. She’s got a long way to go. She’s a fighter.”
Fire investigator Darren Jones said: “The generation of heat brought it to a flashpoint.If so, you may have a cube puzzle .”
The heat inside the awning and caravan had got to such a high temperature it ignited. He added: “The coiled cable assisted the transformer overheating.”
Mr Jones said there was a smoke detector inside the caravan but it had no batteries. Pathologist Dr Tony Caslin said both men had died of smoke inhalation before being engulfed by flames.Do not use cleaners with porcelain tiles , steel wool or thinners.
Recording a verdict of accidental death at Dolgellau yesterday, North West Wales coroner Dewi Pritchard Jones said: “The warning to others is that cables should be un-wound and not left around in a coil. The other message is smoke detectors can and often do save lives.”
Afterwards, a family statement read out by Andrew’s twin sister Sarah said: “Together they were two peas in a pod. They both loved family, the pub and football. Most of all they loved family and friends.
“Dad was the world’s best. He was honest, helpful, caring and he brought the four of us up to be the same friendly type of people. He loved everyone and being among people. His love for our family was total. He adored his grandchildren and spent hours teaching them his very high standards.”
Denise described Rob as “the very best thing that ever happened to her”. She added: “He was a fantastic husband, father, grandfather and friend.”
Sarah said Andrew’s smile “lit up the world”. The family also wanted to say “a massive thank you to the good people of Flint” for their support.
Robert Taylor, 57, and his son Andrew 26, from Flintshire, died in a blaze sparked when an electrical cable supplying a heater, fridge and transformer overheated, an inquest heard.A long established toolmaking and trade Injection moulds company.
Mr Taylor senior’s wife Denise,Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems, 50, told how she and two other caravanners plucked her granddaughter Emmy Taylor, aged two, to safety seconds before the caravan exploded.
Loft insulator Andrew,which applies to the first offshore merchant account only, one of her four children, died after he went into the caravan to try to rescue his niece and father. Emmy was passed through a window. But the two men died when they were overcome by fumes.
Denise, of Royal Drive, Flint, said the four family members had gone to stay at Sunny Sands caravan park in Talybont, near Barmouth on Friday June 11. Denise was woken at about 11.15pm by her “frantically screaming” son, who was sleeping alone in the awning.
She said: “I ran to the front. As soon as I opened the door I could just see flames in front of me and my son shouting: ‘Mum. Mum. Get out.’ My son obviously went into the caravan for his dad and niece.”
Denise shouted for help and two men helped her pull Emmy, whose hair was on fire, through a window. Paramedic Denise added: “I don’t know where I got the strength. I managed to get her out, but not very far, when the caravan exploded. There was a big bang. At that point I knew my son and husband were in it.”
Emmy suffered 65% burns to her body and is recovering after treatment at Alder Hey children’s hospital, Liverpool. Denise said: “She’s doing remarkably well. She’s got a long way to go. She’s a fighter.”
Fire investigator Darren Jones said: “The generation of heat brought it to a flashpoint.If so, you may have a cube puzzle .”
The heat inside the awning and caravan had got to such a high temperature it ignited. He added: “The coiled cable assisted the transformer overheating.”
Mr Jones said there was a smoke detector inside the caravan but it had no batteries. Pathologist Dr Tony Caslin said both men had died of smoke inhalation before being engulfed by flames.Do not use cleaners with porcelain tiles , steel wool or thinners.
Recording a verdict of accidental death at Dolgellau yesterday, North West Wales coroner Dewi Pritchard Jones said: “The warning to others is that cables should be un-wound and not left around in a coil. The other message is smoke detectors can and often do save lives.”
Afterwards, a family statement read out by Andrew’s twin sister Sarah said: “Together they were two peas in a pod. They both loved family, the pub and football. Most of all they loved family and friends.
“Dad was the world’s best. He was honest, helpful, caring and he brought the four of us up to be the same friendly type of people. He loved everyone and being among people. His love for our family was total. He adored his grandchildren and spent hours teaching them his very high standards.”
Denise described Rob as “the very best thing that ever happened to her”. She added: “He was a fantastic husband, father, grandfather and friend.”
Sarah said Andrew’s smile “lit up the world”. The family also wanted to say “a massive thank you to the good people of Flint” for their support.
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