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NOS News•today, 1:01 PM•Amended today, 2:52 PM
Emergency services found a body in a car in a burned-out barn in Berkel en Rodenrijs this morning. Yesterday there was a big fire there.
According to the police, there were soon suspicions of arson. Two suspects were arrested near the shed yesterday. This concerns a 28-year-old man without a permanent place of residence and a 21-year-old Rotterdam resident. The police are investigating their involvement.
The landlord says that they found the body in the shed this morning:
Found dead after fire in Berkel and Rodenrijs
The fire broke out yesterday around 3:30 p.m. The flames also spread to a house with a thatched roof attached to the shed. The fire brigade worked all evening to extinguish the fire. The fire was under control just before 1 a.m.
According to regional broadcaster Rijnmond, emergency services were unable to enter the shed earlier. The body was therefore only discovered this morning. The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
