A man who died during a major fire in Kirkby Lonsdale on Sunday has been named.
Local man Ben Taylor died at the scene. Mr Taylor’s family have requested that their privacy be respected at this time.
Main Street remains closed beyond the cordon areas to allow ongoing work on the buildings that are structurally unsafe.
Cumbria police were contacted by Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service at 5.45am on Sunday December 8 after they were called to a blaze at apartments opposite the Red Dragon pub on Main Street.
At its height, 10 fire crews from Cumbria and Lancashire tackled the blaze.
