A body was found in a burning truck this morning in Platte City in a rash of car fires.

Platte City first responders were dispatched at 6:50 am to a car fire at 1881 Wilkerson Drive, and to another fire at 2128 Catie Lane at 7:04 am.

Platte City Police Chief Carl Mitchell says in a press release an unidentified male body was found inside a burning truck at 2113 Wilkerson drive.

Police now say nine vehicles sustained fire damage in the same Platte City subdivision.  Several agencies are assisting in the investigation.