Police officer dies in Adelaide house fire A man believed to be a senior police officer has died in a house fire in Adelaide. A MAN believed to be a senior police officer has died in a house fire in Adelaide. The man died after his Flagstaff Hill home, in Adelaide's southern suburbs, caught fire on Thursday night. The blaze was not considered suspicious. Police Commissioner Gary Burns said formal identification could take until next week because of the condition of the body. "It would be a tragedy in any event for any person to lose their life in a fire but when it's one of your own it's doubly so," Mr Burns told reporters on Friday. Firefighters were called to the scene at about 7.30pm (CST) on Thursday and found the property well alight. The man's body was found inside after the fire was brought under control. Mr Burns said it was believed he lived alone. A report was being prepared for the coroner and investigators were trying to determine the cause of the fire.