The Metropolitan Police have made their first arrest during their investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire. A 38-year-old man has been arrested in the Sussex area on Saturday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. The unnamed man is the first person to be arrested by police investigating the fire. The Metropolitan Police have made their first arrest, an unnamed 38-year-old man, during their investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire He was taken to a local police station and has since been released under investigation. The arrest was not made in relation to events heard at the Grenfell Tower inquiry this week, police said. A total of 72 people lost their lives as a result of a fire at the west London block of flats in June 2017. A public inquiry, chaired by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, examining the circumstances and causes of the disaster, is ongoing. The man's arrest was not made in relation to events heard at the Grenfell Tower inquiry this week The inquiry is not sc