Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder over east London fire that killed girl, 14

Police treating blaze at block of flats in Beckton as arson and investigation is continuing

Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl in a fire in east London.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder over Thursday’s fire in a block of flats in the borough of Newham. The incident is being treated as arson and the investigation is continuing.