By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-03-30 14:26:00 | Updated at 2025-04-01 13:58:07
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a deadly fire in the East Midlands on Friday night.
The 54-year-old man was hauled in by police after a four-year-old girl, a 30-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man all died in a blaze at a historic former station house in the village of Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire Police said.
Images from the scene 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.
Alongside the three people who died in the blaze, three police officers needed to be taken to hospital after suffering smoke inhalation.
Images from the site show a large hole burned through the roof of the building
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As the blaze erupted next to a railway track, train services between London and Corby, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield were all disrupted
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The MP for Kettering, Rosie Wrighting, said she was "saddened" by the deaths on social media.
"I am saddened by this tragic fire and my thoughts are with the family and friends of those involved and everyone in the Rushton community," she said.
"Thank you to the emergency services who attended the scene."
The station house is a Grade II-listed building, according to the Historic England website, and is believed to now be a residential property.
PICTURED: Police patrol the scene on Saturday morning following the blaze
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As the blaze erupted next to a railway track, train services between London and Corby, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield were all disrupted, as well as services between Kettering and Nottingham.
This was because of damage caused to the railway line, National Rail said at the time.
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