DOWDALES School in Dalton-in-Furness will be closed to pupils tomorrow following a fire.

The secondary school's 1000 students were evacuated on Friday after a fire broke out in the food technology department.

Two members of staff were taken to hospital but were later released without injuries.

The school will still be open to staff, who have been asked by head teacher Julie O'Connor to arrive on site tomorrow for a briefing in the dining room at 8.45am.

Students will return on Tuesday.

Access to the school to collect belongings is prohibited until further notice and the head teacher asks that children do not enter the school grounds until Tuesday.

Cumbria County Council released a statement on Friday potentially linking the blaze to a tumble dryer.