Person dies in Greymouth house fire

An investigation is underway.
An investigation is underway. Photo credit: Newshub.

A person has died in a house fire in the Greymouth suburb of Cobden overnight.

Police said in a statement the fire happened at about 5:30am on Friday.

An investigation was underway to find out how the fire started, the statement said.

Police officers and Fire and Emergency New Zealand would work to conduct a scene examination, it said.