BODY FOUND INSIDE MUSWELLBROOK HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE

A man’s body has been found inside a house that was destroyed by fire in Muswellbrook early this morning.

Emergency services were called to the property on Lae Street at around 2.30, to find it well alight.

It took fire fighters an hour and a half to extinguish the blaze and inside they found the body of a man, believed to be the sole occupant of the house.

Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.