Body found following house fire at Lake Munmorah

NSW Fire and Rescue at Lake Munmorah. Photo NBN TV

A body has been located following a house fire at Lake Munmorah on Friday, September 8.

At about 10.25am, emergency services were called to Clarence St following reports of a house fire.

Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrived to find a house well alight.

The fire was extinguished by firefighters from NSW RFS and Fire and Rescue NSW.

Following a search of the home, the body of a woman was located.

She has not been formally identified but is believed to be aged in her 80s.

A crime scene has been established, and investigations are underway into the cause of the fire.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

Source:
Tuggerah Lakes Police