Five children under 18 have been arrested by police after a murder investigation was launched following a horror house fire.

Emergency services were called to a property in Bideford, North Devon, on Tuesday at around 8.30pm, after the blaze in a two-storey home. One person remains unaccounted for and their next of kin have been made aware. Devon and Cornwall Police said it initially launched an arson investigation but have confirmed it has since been escalated to a murder probe. Five people, under the age of 18, have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

The five children, four boys and a girl, remain in police custody, at this time. Cops said that all five suspects were from the North Devon area.

Officers have however added that this is one of "several hyp

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