Man’s body is found inside a shipping container after it burst into flames – as a crime scene is set up
- Man’s body was found inside container after blaze in Mount Louisa, Queensland
- A huge fire broke out at a shipping container site late on Thursday night
- Police and fire crews rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze
A man has been found dead inside a shipping container after it burst into flames alongside a caravan in northern Queensland.
A huge blaze broke out at an industrial property on Woolcox Street Service Road in Mount Louisa, Townsville, at about 10pm on Thursday with police and fire crews rushing to the scene.
The fire was put out and the lifeless body of a man believed to be aged in his 40s was found inside the container.
A man has been found dead inside a caravan after it burst into flames at a shipping container site (pictured) in Mount Louisa, Townsville, northern Queensland
Police have set up a crime scene as investigations into the man’s death continue.
Investigators are looking into whether the man was living at the site at the time of the fire.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact police.
More to come
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