Man's body found after house fire

Fire cordon tape across road with fire engine facing up a hill - two firefighters are by the fire engine and two on the path by a white building it is dark.Image source, Island Echo
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Firefighters tackled through the night to bring the blaze under control

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A man's body has been found following a fire at a two-storey house on the Isle of Wight.

Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the blaze in Monkton Street, Ryde, after they were called at about 19:15 GMT on Sunday.

Specialist search teams entered the building on Tuesday and found the man's body.

His next of kin have been informed and his death is not being treated as suspicious.

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