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WorldBritish national 'burned alive in caravan fire in Bodrum'

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British national ‘burned alive in caravan fire in Bodrum’

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In Turkey, a woman was trapped inside the caravan she was residing in and burned to death.

The tragedy occurred while Hayley Louise Pearce, 54, and her boyfriend were on vacation in the city of Bodrum.

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The pair reportedly awakened after the building had already caught fire, according to local media.

In the wee hours of this morning, Hayley, who was still entrapped in the caravan, passed away.

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Her Turkish boyfriend, who has not been named, somehow escaped the fire, but the extent of his injuries remains unclear.

Footage from the scene show only the caravan completely destroyed as the fire crew battles to extinguish the flames.

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They could only recover Hayley’s lifeless body inside the charred remains of the vehicle.

It has since been taken to the morgue of the Mugla Forensic Medicine Institute for an autopsy.

The cause of the fire remains unclear. Authorities have launched an investigation into what happened.

Metro.co.uk has contacted the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for a comment.

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