A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people, including a four-year-old girl, died in a fire in Northamptonshire.
A 30-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man died alongside the four-year-old girl after a blaze at a former station house in the village of Rushton, near Kettering, on Friday night, Northamptonshire Police said.
A man from Kettering was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday and remains in police custody, the force added.
The victims’ next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.
In a statement on Sunday afternoon, chief inspector Paul Cash said: “We know this incident has caused significant distress locally and our officers will remain in the area to provide reassurance and help where we can.
“In relation to this investigation, one arrest has been made, and we will provide updates surrounding this as soon as we can.
“This investigation is well under way but remains in its early stages, and it will take time to fully establish what has happened.”
Northamptonshire Police had said earlier that three police officers required hospital assessment because of smoke inhalation.
Photographs show a large hole burned through the roof of the building – a 19th-century former station master’s house at the now-closed Glendon and Rushton railway station.
It is a Grade II-listed building, according to the Historic England website, and is now believed to be a residential property.
Train services between London St Pancras International and Corby, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield were disrupted on Saturday after the fire.
The disruption was due to damage caused to a railway line, according to the National Rail website.
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