A PERSON has died following a fire on the Isle of Wight this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to a house on fire in Victoria Road, Cowes, shortly before 1.00pm where they found a body.

Firefighters extinguished the flames at the house, which is now sealed off.

The cause of the person's death is not yet known.

A spokesman for the police said an investigation into the death has been launched.

Victoria Road has been closed between its junctions of Mill Hill Road and Fellows Road.