Man dies in fire that nobody noticed
A man in his seventies died in a fire in Laugarnesvegur, Reykjavik, on Saturday. Nobody noticed the fire which seems to have been contained within the flat and was extinguished by itself. The man's body was discovered on Monday.
The Reykjavik Metropolitan Police is investigating the incident but it is not believed that there was foul play involved.
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