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On the afternoon of December 11, in the city of Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, a house was completely destroyed by fire, and the body of one person was discovered among the ruins. Police are working to establish his identity. The fire started just after 4:30 pm on the 11th at the home of Mr. Haruo Saijo (60 years old), an unemployed man in Nitta, Tagajo City. The fire was extinguished after about three hours, around 7:30 p.m. one of Mr. Saijo’s two-story wooden houses was completely destroyed, and part of the wall of the neighboring house burned down. According to police, the body of one person was found near the kitchen on the first floor of the house, which was completely destroyed by the fire. Mr. Saijo lived alone in the house and there is no contact with Mr. Saijo at this time, so police believe the body may be Mr. Saijo’s and are working to identify him.