Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Rob Hanna:
Police enquiries into the death of a man on King Edward Street this morning have established the death is not suspicious and will be referred to the Coroner.
Formal identification processes are underway and Police are working to notify next of kin.
We are extremely grateful to the members of the public who went to the man’s assistance and who managed to put the fire out.
The actions of these people were incredibly courageous.
Police will ensure support is offered to those who helped or witnessed the incident.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre