Emergency services at the scene of a house fire on Conservators Rd, McLeans Island, on Tuesday morning. A body has been found at the scene of a house fire at McLeans Island, on the outskirts of Christchurch. Firefighters were called to the blaze on Conservators Rd near Savills Rd about 7.20pm on Monday. READ MORE:* One feared dead in Christchurch house fire* Fire destroys shed at Christchurch golf club* Woman seriously injured after house fire in central AucklandThe body was yet to be removed from the property and had not been officially identified. A neighbour, who declined to be named, told Stuff the man who lived at the property was an “itinerant tenant”.

Source: Stuff July 27, 2020 19:55 UTC