A person has died in a house fire in Victoria this morning, police have confirmed.

Police are investigating the source of the blaze, which took hold of a property in Ballarat, 115km from Melbourne at around 6.30 this morning.

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Emergency services were called to the property on Almurta Street, in the suburb Alfredton.

"Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze but there was significant damage and sadly a person, who is yet to be formally identified, was located deceased at the scene," a police statement read.

It is unclear how the fire started.

Anybody with information is urged to contact police.

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