Murder suspect, 34, arrested on train to France after deadly blaze killed woman, 48, and left eight others injured

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder while on a train to France after a horror blaze killed a woman and left eight others injured. The suspect, 34, was cuffed by Kent Police officers on Saturday – four days after the deadly midnight inferno tore through a home in Hounslow. Flames engulfed the property in Hounslow on Wednesday Credit: PA Dramatic footage showed the home going up in flames Credit: The Sun Exclusive The deceased victim was a 48-year-old woman while another woman, aged 40, remains in critical condition. The seven other wounded victims – six men and one woman – have since been discharged from hospital. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The suspect was arrested on Saturday and remains in custody, cops say. Det Ch Insp Neil John, who is leading the probe, said: “Our investigation is continuing at pace and we have arrested one man in connection with the incident. Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of a blaze Credit: The Sun Exclusive A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder Credit: LNP “Detectives are continuing to build a full picture of the circumstances surrounding the incident and are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry.” Emergency services rushed to Berkeley Avenue on Wednesday following reports of a fire. It was also reported that a hero neighbour in his pyjamas battled the raging flames. Armed with a jet washer, shopkeeper Satwant Singh, 48, rushed outside to fight the fire while still in his pyjamas, The Sun revealed. Most read in The Sun Eight people were injured, with one in critical condition Credit: PA Just two minutes before flames engulfed the home, no fire was visible from across the road Credit: The Sun Exclusive His daughter had spotted the fire from her bedroom window and woken him up in the middle of the night. He told us: “I told my wife to get all the children outside and then opened up the alleyway side door and brought the jet wash around the front of the house to spray the fire. “I could see that the door was on fire but there was smoke everywhere else. Satwant said he put out “most of the fire”, adding: “I didn’t think about myself, I was just thinking that I needed to help. “We are Sikhs. My culture says we should help people. It doesn’t matter who you are.” His wife, Barkash, praised his bravery and said she begged him to move from the flames, but that he continued spraying the house. She said: “He is very brave. I think the water from the jet wash reduced the smoke coming from the house and helped people get out.” Another local Shaf Akmal, 40, said he was one of the first people outside. He said: “I saw two men who stood on the back of a car parked in the driveway of the house and broke the downstairs window to pull two people out.” Shaf’s ring doorbell footage showed the house suddenly being engulfed in flames. Detective Chief Inspector Neil John, who is leading the investigation, said: “Our thoughts are first and foremost with the victim’s family and loved ones at this extremely difficult time, as well as everyone who has been injured. “Our enquiries are progressing at pace as we work to establish the full circumstances surrounding the fire, which we believe may have been started deliberately. “We understand this to be an isolated incident within a residential address; however, we understand it will cause concern within the local community.” Comment now