ARLES, France Several works of art by Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali were damaged when fire swept through the house of artist and singer Amanda Lear, police confirmed Sunday.

According to an AFP report, Lear was questioned on Sunday by police in charge of the investigation into Saturday's fire at her home which killed her husband and another man, investigators said.

Police refused to comment on Lear's statement, saying only that the former muse of Dali was still suffering from the shock of the loss of her husband.

Lear's husband and an unnamed man died early Saturday after fire destroyed part of the house in the southern French village of Saint-Etienne-du-Gres, near Avignon, police said.

The body of Alain-Philippe Malagnac d'Argens, 51, and that of a 20-year-old man were found at the scene of the blaze, a farmhouse designed by Dali.

Police have confirmed that there were works of art by Dali in the building and that some of them had been damaged in the blaze, but have not given any further details.

A witness reported canvases being removed from the burnt out building on Sunday.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known, although an investigation is now underway.