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Fire Breaks Out In An Industrial Building In Reykjanesbær
A fire broke out in an industrial building in Reykjanesbær shortly before one o’clock, reports RÚV. All available firefighting units have been dispatched to the scene. Efforts are underway to extinguish the fire. The fire started at the corner of Víkurbraut and Hrannargata. All…
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Culture Night Emergency Calls Exceed Previous Years
As many capital-area residents and visitors turned out for Culture Night (Menningarnótt) this weekend, a number of crimes and emergency calls were reported—including a suspected drugging, two stabbings, and a record high number of fire calls. [su_pullquote]To celebrate reaching 200 RVK Newscast…
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Fire Brigade Make Their Most Daring Rescue… A Bird Stuck In A Tree
The capital area’s fire brigade received a bizarre call yesterday as they were told a bird needed rescuing from a tree, RÚV reported. The bird in question was a small starling with a small thread on its legs. The same thread would…
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Gas From University Students Upsets Reykjavík Residents
Students at the University of Iceland caused a ripple of concern among the residents of west Reykjavík last Friday, after a chemistry experiment took an unexpected turn. Concerned members of the Vesturbærinn Facebook page started to question the smell of some sort…
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Fire On Hrísey Brought Under Control
Firefighters say that they have managed to bring the fire under control that was burning on Hrísey, off the coast of northern Iceland, earlier this morning Vísir reports. Chief fireman of Akureyri Ólafur Stefánsson says that although the last embers from the…
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21 People Rescued From Whale Watching Boat
21 people were rescued from a whale watching boat that ran aground off the coast of Lundey yesterday, reports RÚV. After running aground rescue services were called from Húsavík to help get people safely off board. Upon hearing the distress call a number…