A forensics tent has been put up outside the house (Picture: Sussex News and Pictures)
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in a house fire.
Firefighters, police and paramedics rushed to the scene in Preston Road, Brighton, at around 4am on Sunday.
The victim, a 50-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 36-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The suspect hasn’t yet been identified but she is thought to be from Brighton.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service told the BBC the blaze was in a basement flat of a three-storey building.
The cause of the fire, which was extinguished shortly before 9am, is still unknown.
The fire was located in the basement flat of the building which is now stained black with smoke (Picture: Eddie Mitchell)
Police and the fire service are investigating the fire (Picture: Eddie Mitchell)
A fire service spokesman said: ‘Crews from Preston Circus, Roedean, Newhaven, Bexhill, Lewes, supported by crews from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, used breathing apparatus an electric saw and forcible entry to to access the property.
‘Pumping equipment and firefighting foam was used to deal with the fire.
‘Unfortunately, their was one fatality and a female was taken in to the care of the ambulance service.’
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Preston Road, a busy route through the city, was closed while the fire service tackled the blaze.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: ‘Enquiries to establish the circumstances are ongoing at this time and anyone with information in relation to the incident is asked to make a report.’
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