One man is dead after a fatal fire at a house on School Rd in Netherton this morning. Photo / Christine Cornege
Police say it's too early to speculate whether a fatal house fire on the Hauraki Plains this morning is suspicious.
One man is dead following the fire at an address on School Road, Netherton, just northwest of Paeroa.
The Fire Service was called to the blaze at 4.46am this morning.
Northern Communications shift manager Scott Osmond said the building was "well involved in fire" on arrival.
The fire was now out, and a full investigation into what started the fire has begun.
Mr Osmond said the person who called 111 informed them there were two people inside the building.
One body, believed to be that of a man, has been found.
But emergency services called off a search for a second person thought to be trapped inside the blaze, he said.
"Everyone has been accounted for so there's no further issues."
He said a full investigation of the fire will be carried out.
No details for the dead man were available, he said.
Sergeant Dave Litton of the Waihi Police said it was too early to tell if the cause of fire was suspicious.
The man's death has been reported to the coroner.
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