# Fourth arrest over deadly Rotterdam house fire

> Police have made a fourth arrest in the investigation into a Rotterdam house fire in which a man was found dead.

Society · published 2026-10-29 09:47 · https://nlnow.nl/a/police-arrest-fourth-suspect-over-fatal-rotterdam-house-fire/

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in the investigation into the house fire on the Lijnzaadstraat in Rotterdam. The fire broke out on Sunday 31 May.

The fire spread to a home on the Strevelsweg. Around sixty homes had to be evacuated. After the fire was put out, the body of a 44-year-old man from Zwijndrecht was found in the home on the Lijnzaadstraat.

Police began the investigation under the leadership of the Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie). It showed the man most likely died before the fire broke out. Police are investigating whether a crime was committed.

## Background

- **OM (Openbaar Ministerie)**: The Public Prosecution Service, which decides whether suspects are prosecuted and brings criminal cases to court.

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