A MAN'S body has been found following a house fire in Eastleigh

Emergency services raced to Archers Road in the early hours of Friday, May 6, morning.

Fire crews from Eastleigh and St Mary's extinguished the fire.


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The man's death is not being treated as suspicious and his family have been informed.

A file will be prepared for the coroner and a joint police and fire investigation will now take place.

Fire crews left the scene at 9.25am after carrying out post-fire community safety work.

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