Tragedy as toddler dies in Stokkseyri fire

Tragedy strikes in Stokkseyri, a tiny fishing village in South …

Tragedy strikes in Stokkseyri, a tiny fishing village in South Iceland. The photo is of the local church. Photo/ Sigurður Bogi Sævarsson

A four-year-old boy died in a fire which occurred in a camper van parked outside a home in Stokkseyri, South Iceland on Saturday. 

The fire was reported at 3 pm and when police and the fire engines arrived at the scene, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. According to information from the police, the little boy had been playng inside the vehicle and died in the fire. 

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