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Body found in burning skip in Manchester Body found in burning skip in Manchester
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A body has been found in a burning skip on a main road into Manchester city centre.A body has been found in a burning skip on a main road into Manchester city centre.
Police and fire crews were called to a skip wagon on fire, near the Apollo Theatre on the A57 Hyde Road in Ardwick, at about 06:30 BST and discovered a body inside. Police and fire crews were called to a skip wagon on fire, on the car park adjacent to the Apollo Theatre on the A57 Hyde Road in Ardwick, at about 05:30 BST.
A body was discovered inside, though police said they do not yet know if the body is a man or a woman.
The main road has been closed and a police investigation is under way.The main road has been closed and a police investigation is under way.