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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jordan Reynolds

Man arrested after fire at asylum seeker hotel in central London

A 64-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a hotel housing asylum seekers in central London.

The blaze took place at a property on Dingley Road, Islington, understood to be the Thistle City Barbican Hotel, shortly after 10.50pm on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said.

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