Investigation after prisoner dies in fire at Warrington's HMP Risley

Kevin Delahunty, who was 40, died in a blaze at HMP Risley, in Warrington. Credit: ITV News

An investigation is underway after an inmate was killed in a fire at a prison.

The prison service said Kevin Delahunty, who was 40 and from West Yorkshire, died in a blaze at HMP Risley, in Cheshire on Thursday.

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman confirmed it had opened an investigation into the incident.