Arson murder probe: Three held after family killed in Derbyshire house fire
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people, including a young mother and her baby daughter, were killed in a house fire.
The scene at at the property in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, after three children were killed in a fire
Amy Smith, 17, her six-month-old daughter Ruby-Grace Gaunt and friend Edward Green, also 17, died in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, on Sunday morning.
Police today confirmed they had arrested a 17-year-old from Long Eaton, and a 21-year-old and 43-year-old from Sandiacre.
The trio were all arrested late last night on suspicion of murder.
The three men remain in custody this morning and are being questioned by officers.
These arrests do not mark the end of the investigation, far from it
Assistant Chief Constable Martyn Bates said: "The cause of the fire is still unknown and the possibility that it was started deliberately is just one of many lines of inquiry we are pursuing at this time.
"These arrests do not mark the end of the investigation, far from it.
"I would still urge anyone with information to come forward and speak to us."
Emergency services at the scene near a property in North Street, Langley Mill, Derbyshire
Edward Green, 17, was one of three children killed in the fire