Overview

• The blaze broke out at around 4:35 p.m. on July 22 in a building on Narrowcliff, Newquay, located between the former Narrowcliff Hotel and Hotel Bristol
• Fire crews from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service fought the fire into the evening before police found the body of a man in his 30s
• Devon and Cornwall Police reclassified the death as suspicious, launched a murder investigation and arrested a 33-year-old man from Bolton on suspicion of murder
• A police cordon remains in place as officers process the scene and forensic teams search for evidence
• Police are seeking witness accounts or dashcam footage and are accepting anonymous tips through Crimestoppers