Boy, 17, arrested after man dies in house fire
Two have been arrested after a house fire in Oval Road North, Dagenham
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A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in a house fire in east London.
Firefighters were called to the blaze in Oval Road North, Dagenham, on Saturday afternoon and, having forced their way in, found the body of a man in his 70s.
The Met Police said the 17-year-old boy was in police custody.
Another male, who was arrested in connection with the investigation, has been released on bail pending further inquiries, the force added.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but is being treated as suspicious.
A post-mortem examination began on Monday.
Police said they were investigating whether the fire could be linked to two others that happened in the same part of Dagenham on Friday and Saturday lunchtimes.
On Friday, several homes were damaged in a fire at a row of terraced houses on Third Avenue, while on Saturday there was a house blaze on Beam Avenue in Dagenham.
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- Published28 July
