Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo people, including a child, have died following a house fire in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough. Cleveland Police have arrested two men, aged 23 and 31, on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal blaze. A 48-year-old woman remains in a critical condition in hospital, while three other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators have not ruled out potential links between the fire and wider organised crime in the area. Police are keeping an open mind on whether the incident is connected to a nearby crash on the A66 that killed seven people. In fullChild among two dead in house fire near Middlesbrough as pair arrested on suspicion of murderMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Valentina Foster, seven, and Natalie McDonald, 34, died in the blaze in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, in the early hours of this morning.

Two people were killed in a house fire in Middlesbrough this morning, feared to be a gangland revenge attack after the A66 crash that killed seven.

A woman remains in the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in a critical condition