The body of man an elderly has been found in a burnt shed at Stewarts River north of Taree.
Emergency services were called to the Hannan Vale Road property shortly after midnight on Monday, where they found the residential shed engulfed in flames.
New South Wales Fire and Rescue extinguished the blaze just after 2am.
The fire crew later discovered a body which is believed to have been the 74-year-old male resident.
A crime scene has been established, the cause of the fire is not yet know.
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