Fire in Denmark kills 1; police suspect arson, arrest 2

A pre-dawn explosion and fire destroyed a restaurant in western Denmark on Friday, killing a woman who lived in the building and injuring 2 men, police said.

Police said they suspect arson and that two men were arrested, but they did not release any details about a possible motive.

The explosion destroyed a pizzeria in the town of Bramming, near Esbjerg on the Jutland peninsula.

"It was a very violent explosion," police spokesman Lorenz Matzen said.

A 29-year-old woman who lived in the apartment above the restaurant was killed, he said.

One of the injured was carried out of the burning building by bystanders; witnesses said the other jumped out of a window.