A fire broke out at a house on Race Course Road here early on Wednesday, claiming the life of a 52-year-old man who died of suffocation while trying to control the blaze, police said.
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The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, they added.
The deceased, identified as Kiran Ahuja, ran a wholesale cosmetics business. Other family members present in the house were rescued safely, police said.
Fire teams reached the spot and managed to douse the blaze nearly after one-and-a-half hours.
Police said a probe is on to ascertain the exact cause of the fire.