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An investigation is underway into a fatal house fire in Salterbeck.
Police were contacted at 6:31pm today (25 June) with a report of a house fire at a property on Poole Road.
A man, aged in his 80s, died at the scene.
A joint investigation, with Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service, is ongoing to establish the cause and full circumstances of the fire.
A police cordon remains in place at the scene.
Officers are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who has relevant information, CCTV, doorbell footage or dashcam recordings to contact police.
Anyone with information can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it or call 101, quoting incident number 224 of 25 June.