Overview
- Emergency crews found a well-developed blaze at a hotel on Station Road in the Steeple Morden/Odsey area, where one man died and another was taken to hospital.
- Cambridgeshire Police arrested a 44-year-old man from Hertfordshire on suspicion of arson endangering life, and he remains in custody at Hatfield Police Station.
- About a dozen fire crews from Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire tackled the fire and returned to their stations by about 4am.
- Detectives and fire investigators are examining the scene to determine the cause and say they are keeping an open mind.
- Police issued a witness appeal and asked people to call 101 or report online, quoting incident number 35/30828/26.