A body has been found after a blaze at a property near the small Otago town of Middlemarch tonight.
A firefighter operates a fire truck.
Source: 1 NEWS
Fire and Emergency NZ says they were called at around 4.53pm to a fire in the trees in Rock and Pillar.
It's believed farming equipment caught fire and spread to nearby trees and firewood, a spokesperson told 1 NEWS.
Two fire trucks and two tankers attended the blaze and have contained the fire.
A police spokesperson confirms a body was found at the property and they're "working to understand the circumstances".
