Girl, 14, arrested after fatal house fire

A 14-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a dead body was found following a house fire.

Emergency services were called to Bedale Drive, in Leicester, after a blaze broke out at a property at 4.08am yesterday (Tue).

Officers discovered a person dead inside and others within the address were taken to hospital for treatment as a precaution.

The teenage girl was arrested on suspicion of starting the fire and has since been released on bail while enquiries continue.

Detectives say they are keeping an 'open mind' and working with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service to establish the cause of the blaze.