A body has been located following a fire at a home in East Lismore earlier this morning.
About 5.45am (Tuesday 30 September 2025), emergency services were called to the home on Belvedere Drive following reports of a fire.
At the scene, officers found the front rooms of the home fully engulfed in flames.
Firefighters responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze; however, the home sustained significant damage.
The body of a man was located at the home and is yet to be formally identified.
Officers are waiting on the home to be declared structurally sound before the property can be entered.
A crime scene has been established and inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the fire are underway.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
