Men bailed again over hotel fire

Three holidaymakers died in the blaze

Two men arrested in connection with a fire at a Cornish hotel had previously been held as part of the same murder investigation.

Three people died in the blaze at the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay last August.

Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed two men originally arrested in January, were re-arrested on Monday. They were later released on bail.

A total of three men, aged 21, 42 and 44, and one woman, aged 36, have now been bailed until September.

Cornwall Police said the fire was the worst in the county for 30 years and the investigation was being conducted as a murder inquiry.

A dedicated team of 20 staff remain committed to establishing the truth behind the deaths Det Ch Insp Darren Lockley, Devon and Cornwall Police

Det Ch Insp Darren Lockley said: "The loss of life and circumstances surrounding the fire that occurred at Penhallow present unique challenges.

This investigation is ongoing with a dedicated team of 20 staff supported by Cornwall Fire and Rescue service ... who remain committed to establishing the truth behind the deaths."

Joan Harper, 80; Peter Hughes, 43, and his mother Monica, 86, all on holiday from Staffordshire, died in the blaze while 90 others were forced to flee.

Over the course of the inquiry into their deaths police have analysed over 3,500 documents, including more than 850 statements. In January detectives said painstaking work by fire service investigators and independent experts had established the fire was started deliberately.