3 Indians killed in suspected arson attack in Germany

Berlin: Three Indian nationals were found dead after a fire tore through a residential building in Bochum, Germany, early Tuesday . Five other people were injured in the blaze; however, their nationalities are not known.

Investigators suspect that the fire may have been caused by arson. According to reports, German police have arrested a 41-year-old Romanian man who lived in the same building on suspicion of murder. Authorities have ruled out a technical fault as the cause of the fire, but have yet to establish whether it was deliberately set or started accidentally. The victims were two women, aged 25 and 27, and a 26-year-old man.

Their identities and home states have not been disclosed yet. Firefighters found their bodies inside a second-floor apartment as emergency crews worked to bring the situation under control. The five injured in the incident suffered from smoke inhalation and were taken to hospitals in Bochum.

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