AN inquest has been opened into the death of a 90-year-old man following a house fire.

Raymond Ward's body was found after fire engulfed a bungalow in Fitzjohn Close, Malton, at 7.30am on Friday (January 22).

One neighbour said: "We've known the family since we came to live here 20 years ago. It's so sad. He was such a nice man."

Investigators have carried out an examination of the property to determine how the fire started.

A crowdfunding campaign launched to raise money for Mr Ward's family has raised £360.