A man has been charged with murder and arson after a fire that left one person dead in Reading.
Firefighters responded to the blaze at a building in Rowe Court, Grovelands Road, at about 3am on Wednesday.
Hakeem Kigundu, 31, formerly of Rowe Court, was charged with one count of murder and one count of arson with intent to endanger life on Friday evening, Thames Valley police said.
He has been remanded in custody to appear at Reading magistrates court on Saturday.
One person has been confirmed dead after the blaze and two people are still missing.
The fire service received its first report of the blaze at 2.51am. Upon arrival, crews found a fire affecting all levels of the four-storey block.
Doug Buchanan, an assistant chief fire officer with Royal Berkshire fire and rescue service, said 50 firefighters had been deployed and the team had rescued one resident from the building using a ladder. Emergency call handlers gave fire survival advice to another resident to enable them to safely exit the property.
