3 Teens Arrested in Denver House Fire That Killed 5 From Senegal The authorities said there was no indication that the August 2020 arson was a hate crime but described it as one of the most heinous cases they had investigated. The house where five people were found dead after a fire in Denver in August.Credit...Thomas Peipert/Associated Press Jan. 27, 2021 Three teenagers were arrested Wednesday and are expected to face murder and arson charges stemming from a house fire in Denver over the summer that killed five immigrants from Senegal, a crime that drew the attention of that country’s president, the authorities said.