A body was found Thursday morning inside a burning dumpster behind the Greyhound bus station in downtown Edmonton, and homicide detectives are investigating.
Fire crews responded to a call reporting a dumpster on fire at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday. After putting out the flames, they found a body inside the metal bin.
Edmonton police say they're treating the case of a body found in a burning dumpster as a suspicious death.
(CBC)
Staff at downtown shelters said when they're full, it's common for homeless people to sleep in dumpsters on cold nights.
"We lock the dumpster now because sometimes when it's dumped off and in the morning we'll open up and we see the fellas in there with coats or blankets or whatever they can get to cover themselves up," said Cindi Hache, who works at Edmonton Emergency Relief Services across the street from the bus station.
The area around 103 Street and 103 Avenue has been blocked off while police gather evidence in what they're considering a suspicious death.
Police will not comment on the deceased's gender or age until an autopsy is finished, expected later this week.
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