The family of a three-year-old boy killed in a caravan fire in central Victoria say they're devastated. A blaze tore through the caravan parked at a property in Boort, in north-central Victoria, yesterday afternoon.
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00:00A small rural community in North Central Victoria is reeling after the death of a three-year-old
00:07boy in a caravan fire.
00:09Us and Chemists are combing through the remains of the caravan at the back of the Lakeview
00:13Street property in Bort.
00:14Emergency services were called to the caravan fire at the house just before six o'clock
00:19last night.
00:20Police are still investigating the cause of the fire, but we understand the boy was asleep
00:24inside the caravan at the time.
00:26The family has issued a statement saying they are totally devastated and wrapping their
00:30love around each other.
00:32They also asked that people respect their privacy.
00:35The CEO of the local hospital and friend of the family Donna Doyle says the community
00:39is supporting the family at this time.
00:42It's just an unimaginable tragedy and the family are totally devastated and wrapping
00:49each other up in love and support at this time, but ask that you respect their privacy
00:56while they process everything that's happened in the last 24 hours.
01:00A death that's had a big impact on a small community.
01:03Bort is 255km from Melbourne and is typically a small country town, but in summer it's a
01:09popular holiday destination with people coming here to water ski and swim in the lake.
01:15Neighbours have said this morning they saw a bit of smoke and then a big fire, but didn't
01:19expect the tragedy that had unfolded.
01:21Again, police don't yet know the cause of the fire, but the death is a tragic event
01:25for this community that is usually thriving at this time of the year.