One dead in housetruck fire on the West Coast

A person has died in a housetruck fire on the West Coast.

Police were called to the fire on Wangapeka Rd in Little Wanganui, 77km north of Westport, at 2.15am today.

“One person has died,” a police spokeswoman said.

“Inquiries are under way by Police and FENZ investigators into the cause of the fire.”