At around 10:45 AM on Wednesday, August 27, the police received a report of a fire in a house on Jacob van Lennepkade. All emergency services quickly arrived at the scene. While combating the fire, firefighters found a deceased man in the house. He was later identified as the 48-year-old man from Amsterdam. The 47-year-old woman managed to escape from the house on her own. She was injured in the fire and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of arson and taken to the hospital. 

Forensic Investigation and the police are investigating the cause of the fire.