Man's body discovered in house following fire

A view down a Tarmac driveway, with wooden fencing either side. At the end of the driveway five figures stand close together. One man is wearing a hi-vis orange jacket with FIRE printed across the back and khaki trousers, another is in hi-vis orange overalls. A police car is parked to the right of the group. Blue and white police tape cuts diagonally across the foreground. The ground is wet from rain.Andrew Turner/BBC

Emergency services remained at the scene on Tuesday

The body of a man has been discovered following a fire at a house near Norwich.

Fire crews were called to Old Warren in Taverham, at 16:12 BST on Tuesday, and remained on site until 01:00 on Wednesday.

Norfolk Police said the man's death was being treated as unexplained but was not believed to be suspicious. His next of kin were informed.

A road closure and a police cordon is in place while investigations are carried out.

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