Body found in burned Tokoroa house

Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a house that caught fire in Tokoroa last night.

Detective Sergeant Karl Thornton said the Margaret St house was fully alight when firefighters arrived soon after 9.45pm.

When flames were doused and the house was searched the body of a woman was found in one of the bedrooms.

Mr Thornton said the woman was believed to have been the sole occupant of the house at the time of the fire.

He said the woman's identity had not been confirmed by this morning and investigations were continuing into what may have caused the fire.

The wooden house was moderately damaged in the fire.

- NZPA