Police seek witnesses after man found on fire near Vancouver SkyTrain station

Vancouver police are seeking more information about an incident involving a fire that hospitalized a man in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The man was found by a passing driver around 2 a.m. Sunday, on fire outside the Main Street-Science World SkyTrain station, according to a Monday statement from the Vancouver Police Department.

Police said the driver helped put out the fire before calling emergency services. The man, 40, had suffered burns to his upper body and face and was sent to hospital for his injuries.

He has since been released.

Police aren’t yet certain of the cause of the fire and are asking anyone who may have information on the incident to come forward.

“VPD officers are reviewing security cameras in the area to determine how the fire started, and whether it was the result of a crime,” the statement said.

Witnesses to the incident, or anyone with dash-cam video who was driving through Main Street and Terminal Avenue between 1:30 a.m. and 2:06 a.m. on Sunday, are asked to call VPD’s Major Crime Section at 604-717-2541.