A body was discovered Saturday evening in Hamilton Township after a fire was put out in the area earlier in the afternoon, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said.
The location of the fire and body were not immediately disclosed, and the death has not yet been ruled a homicide, Housel said. An autopsy was scheduled for 5 p.m. today.
The Mizpah Fire Company was called at 1:40 p.m. to a fire near the intersection of Landis and Estelle Avenues.
The Major Crimes Arson Unit is investigating, Housel said.
Elaine Rose