A murder investigation has been launched after a fire in Bideford, Devon on Tuesday (October 28) with five under-18s now arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life View 3 Images A police cordon remains in place (Image: Abigail Neep)

Detectives have launched a murder probe after a devastating blaze saw dozens of residents evacuated from their homes.

Emergency crews raced to the scene of the house fire at a two-storey residence in Bideford, Devon at approximately 8.30pm on Tuesday (October 28). One individual remains missing two days following the outbreak of the inferno, with their family members having been notified.

What began as an arson inquiry has now been upgraded to a murder investigation, although police stress this represents just one of "several hy

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