India, Aug. 25 -- A teenage boy and a man have been arrested after a suspected arson attack tore through an Indian restaurant in east London, leaving five people injured, two of them in a life-threatening condition.

The blaze broke out at Indian Aroma on Woodford Avenue in Gants Hill, Ilford, on Friday evening, sending flames through the building. Three women and two men were taken to the hospital, with police later confirming that a man and a woman remain in a life-threatening condition, BBC reported.

The Metropolitan Police said a 15-year-old boy and a 54-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. Both remain in custody.

Firefighters took 90 minutes to bring the blaze under control after it erupted...