Patients evacuated from 'suspicious' hospice fire
Patients have been evacuated from a hospice in St. Lenonards after a fire, which police are treating as suspicious
Murder investigation launched in connection with hospice fire
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after two more residents of a Sussex hospice lost their lives following a fire.
A 62 year-old woman and a 81 year-old man died after being taken to hospital for breathing-in smoke during the fire at St. Michael's hospice in St. Leonards.
Another woman died yesterday, although police don't know whether her death is linked to the fire.
A 67 year-old man was initially arrested on suspicion of starting the fire, but police have now launched a murder investigation.
More than 30 people were evacuated from St. Michael's in the fire yesterday morning (Saturday, 11 July).
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Man arrested for arson at St. Michael's hospice
A 67 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire at a hospice in Sussex. A female resident has since died.
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Patients evacuated from hospice after 'suspicious' fire
Patients have been evacuated from a hospice in St. Leonards because of a fire, which police are treating as suspicious