Police have set up a crime scene after the body of a man was discovered in the burnt out remains of a shed at Morisset.
Fire crews responded to several triple oh calls at 2.20am on Monday, arriving to find the shed at the rear of a property on Stockton Street well alight.
The fire was quickly extinguished and a check of the premises revealed the body of a man, believed to be the occupant.
A crime scene has been established while investigations into the cause of the blaze continue by detectives from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command.
Watch vision of the fire here, courtesy Nine Network:
A man’s body has been found inside a shed following a fire at Morisset. #9News pic.twitter.com/0iXxDvJ8oK— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) December 3, 2017
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Meanwhile, police and fire investigators are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire at Telarah.
Crews arrived at the weatherboard home in Simpson Lane at about 8.00pm on Sunday to find the house well alight.
The occupants managed to escape unharmed.
It's taken firefighters about three hours to extinguish and mop up the fire which caused extensive damage to the property.
