Warehouse body was rough sleeper

Police hope to get DNA from the body

A man whose body parts were found after a warehouse fire in Salford was likely to have been sleeping rough in the building, police have said.

Demolition workers came across the remains at Klyne and Klyne Cash & Carry in Walkden after a fire in February, which investigators believe was arson.

Although police are treating his death as suspicious they do not believe the blaze was started to kill the man.

A forensic anthropologist has joined detectives in a bid to identify him.

All workers at the company have been accounted for and the inquiry team hope to use DNA extracted from the remains for identification.

Damping down

On Thursday, Det Ch Insp Jeff Wessel, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "I am looking for a rough sleeper who was getting his head down in that loading bay.

"The death is being treated as suspicious for the time being... but I am satisfied to say that the fire was not started with the intention of killing anybody.

"The unfortunate death has been a consequence of the fire and not a desired outcome of the fire."

It was thought at the time of the blaze on 12 February that no one had been hurt.

Up to 80 firefighters tackled the fire at its height and crews spent two days damping down the flames.

The remains were found by workers on Monday as they cleared the wreckage of the building.