A corpse has been found inside a house gutted by a blaze after neighbours reported a foul odour.
Cops inspecting a mobile home destroyed in a fire at the start of May unearthed the horrific discovery last week.
Locals reported the smell as crews demolished a caravan stationed at the Highridge Mobile Home Park in Phenix City, Alabama.
Some thought the stench may have been caused by animals after spotting cats in the park previously.
But as they knocked down the home, the wrecking crew found the body of a man thought to be the owner of the home, Daniel Diaz.
Coroners suspect the body belongs to Diaz but have sent it off for testing in nearby Montgomery County to confirm, Coroner Argur Sumbry revealed.
Diaz was last seen on the day of the blaze, May 9.
The blaze sparked a major emergency response because there is a lack of water hydrants in the area.
“Real jurisdiction water authority, they’re not required to provide fire protection, water for fire protection," according to Phenix City Fire Chief Kristin Kennedy.
“So out there in those areas, that’s why you don’t see a lot of fire hydrants.”
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
Earlier this year, services responding to a house fire were shocked when they found more than 100 cats inside the home of a believed hoarder.
Several crews responded to the serious blaze in Harriman, New York, but were unaware inside were several animals in need of rescue.
Many were in cages and were rushed outside by crews to avoid the deadly flames and poisonous air, while others loose in the home were able to escape.
It is currently unknown how many perished in the flames, the New York post reports.
Nearby Woodbury Animal Shelter appealed for donations as they were inundated with the now homeless animals.
They wrote on Facebook : “Last night the Woodbury Animal Shelter was called to assist in a horrible house fire.
"This was an extreme hoarding situation and there were probably close to 100 cats living in this house.
“The firefighters were absolutely amazing and rescued the cats that were living in cages in the house. These cats are now at our shelter and will all require medical care.
“Luckily many of the cats that were loose were able to escape and will be trapped soon. We are unsure at this time of how many cats perished in the fire.
“We are asking for help with supplies for these cats. We basically need food, litter and bath sized towels.”
Firefighters were seen giving oxygen to some of the cats affected by the smoke in the two -storey home.
