The case is classified as an unattended death pending autopsy findings on cause and manner of death, police said. The Honolulu medical examiner's office had no information to release on the case this afternoon.

Firefighters responded to the auto fire at 6:23 a.m.

The victim, 50, was asleep in a car that was parked at Kaliawa and Pu'uhale streets. Police believe a mechanical problem with the car's fuel line and air conditioning system, which was turned on, started the fire.