Firefighters on the scene in Mosgiel. Photo / ODT
Forensic scientists have been called in to help determine the cause of death of an elderly man who was found by firefighters in his Mosgiel home yesterday.
Meanwhile, a woman who lived next door to the man has paid a tearful tribute to her ''lovely neighbour and friend,'' a familiar
sight over her fence for more than for half a century.
Fire crews converged on the property at the corner of Braemar St and Tyne St shortly after 8.30am to reports of smoke coming from the roof of the house.
Upon entry they found a man inside and unconscious, but he could not be revived and St John said he died at the scene.
Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen, of Dunedin, said the cause of death remained unexplained.
