Body found at fire scene

A BODY was found at the scene of a fire at Rock and Pillar in Otago, police confirmed last night.

Emergency services initially responded to a report of a fire in trees at the property on State Highway 87 just before 5pm yesterday.

Fire brigades from Middlemarch and Ranfurly put out the fire in the stand of trees, as well as firewood at the site.

A fire investigator was at the scene last night, working alongside police, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said.