UPDATE: Emergency services respond to a flat fire at a property in Whitehaven

Police were contacted at 5:05am on 24 October 2026 following reports of a flat fire at a property on Michael Street, Whitehaven.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service attended and extinguished the fire.

A man in his 60s was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.