(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Police say a body has been found, after a house fire in Hamilton East.
Emergency services rushed to the house fire on Wellington Street just after 6am Saturday.
"Sadly, a person was located deceased at the property," police said.
A guard was on watch at the scene on Saturday evening, and police would work with Fire and Emergency NZ to uncover the circumstances.
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