A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people, including a four-year-old girl, died in a fire at Rushton station, Northamptonshire, Sky News reports, quoted by FOCUS.
A 30-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man died along with the four-year-old girl after a fire at a former train station in the village of Rushton, near Kettering, on Friday night, Northamptonshire Police said.
A 54-year-old man from Kettering was arrested on suspicion of the murders on Saturday and remains in police custody, police added.
The victims' relatives have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.
In a statement in On Sunday afternoon, March 30, Chief Inspector Paul Cash said:
"We know that this incident has caused significant local distress and our officers will remain in the area to provide reassurance and assistance where we can.''
"One arrest has been made in connection with this investigation and we will provide an update on this as soon as possible.
"This investigation is ongoing but remains in its early stages and will take time to fully establish what happened.“
Fire investigation officers and specially trained dogs have been deployed to the scene to support the investigation into the cause of the fire, police said.
Senior investigating officer, Chief Inspector Ruby Burrow of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, expressed his regret at the tragedy:
"This is a heartbreaking situation and my thoughts, and those of everyone involved in responding to this fire, are with the people who lost their lives and those who love them.''
"An incredibly thorough and complex investigation is underway with our partners at Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service to ensure we get the answers that the families of those who lost their lives need and deserve.''
"Due to the intensity of the fire, we are dealing with a very challenging and dangerous scene and are working with partners to carefully and respectfully remove the deceased so that formal identification can be carried out.“
Following the fire, one person was taken to hospital by East Midlands Ambulance Service and three officers were treated for smoke inhalation, East Midlands Police added Northamptonshire.
The burnt-out building was once the 19th-century railway station for Glendon and Rushton.
According to the Historic England website, it is a Grade II listed building and is now considered a residential property.
Train services between London St Pancras and Corby, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield were suspended on Saturday following the fire.