From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM –Birmingham firefighters responded to trash fire on 1200 block of 10th Avenue North where they found a body on fire, according to police and media reports.
Lieutenant Sean Edwards of the Birmingham police department, said officers were called out at about 1 a.m. on Monday when the body was discovered.
“Officers found a body next to a dumpster in an alley which appeared to be that of a female and it seemed that she was burned,” Edwards said. “The coroner’s office took possession of the body and will perform an autopsy in the morning.”
The death is currently unclassified, Edwards said.
This is a developing case and more information will be released as it becomes available.