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| Detectives have been given more time to question a man on suspicion of the murder of three people in a hotel fire. | Detectives have been given more time to question a man on suspicion of the murder of three people in a hotel fire. |
| Police arrested two men, aged 21 and 44, on Wednesday in connection with the blaze at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall, last August. | Police arrested two men, aged 21 and 44, on Wednesday in connection with the blaze at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall, last August. |
| The 21-year-old was bailed on Thursday. Police have been given another 24 hours to question the second man. | |
| Teacher Peter Hughes, 43, his mother Monica, 86, and Joan Harper, 80, all from Staffordshire, died in the fire. | Teacher Peter Hughes, 43, his mother Monica, 86, and Joan Harper, 80, all from Staffordshire, died in the fire. |
| Mr Hughes, of Cheslyn Hay, was killed trying to rescue his mother, Monica. Joan Harper, from Stoke on Trent, was on holiday in the resort. | Mr Hughes, of Cheslyn Hay, was killed trying to rescue his mother, Monica. Joan Harper, from Stoke on Trent, was on holiday in the resort. |
| Magistrates order | Magistrates order |
| When the fire broke out in the early hours, the hotel was close to capacity with 86 guests, three members of staff and a coach driver in the building. | When the fire broke out in the early hours, the hotel was close to capacity with 86 guests, three members of staff and a coach driver in the building. |
| More than 80 people managed to get out safely. The hotel was later demolished. | More than 80 people managed to get out safely. The hotel was later demolished. |
| On Tuesday, detectives said painstaking inquiries by fire service investigators and independent experts had established that the fire was started deliberately. | On Tuesday, detectives said painstaking inquiries by fire service investigators and independent experts had established that the fire was started deliberately. |
| On Thursday magistrates gave detectives a further 36 hours to question the 44-year-old man and on Saturday granted them a further 24 hours. |