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Leipzig (dpa / sn) - After the fire in an apartment in Leipzig, the fire brigade discovered the body of a woman.

In all likelihood, it was the 62-year-old tenant, the police said on Monday.

Whether the woman died in the fire or was already dead must now be clarified in the course of the investigation, said a police spokeswoman.

The forensic doctor had initially ruled out an outside influence in a first examination.

On the night of Monday, for a previously unknown cause, a fire broke out on the second floor of an apartment building.

Specialists are investigating the cause of the fire, an investigation into negligent arson is ongoing.

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