Fatal house fire in Whangamata

A fatal house fire in the Coromandel town of Whangamata has claimed the life of at least one person.

Police and fire services were called to the two-storey house fire in Linton Crescent in the early hours of Monday morning.

Sargent Mike Wilson of Police Northern Communications Centre said at present they could confirm one fatality, but police and fire safety officers are investigating.

The cause of the fire is unknown.