Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Attributable to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson:
Police can now confirm a 63-year-old female has died following a fire at a property on Queen Street in Waihi on Monday morning.
Emergency services were alerted to a significant house fire around 10.40am.
Police are currently speaking to witnesses and completing a scene examination to determine the circumstances around the death.
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Issued by Police Media Centre