New Delhi March 9 (IANS) A 24-year-old youth suffocated to death on Thursday while three of his friends sustained injuries after a fire broke out in a three-storey building here.
The incident occurred around 4.30 a.m. when they were sleeping in their second-floor room in Sant Nagar in Burari area of north Delhi.
Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire. Out of the four three -- Vineet Surender and Abhishek -- managed to run downstairs while the victim identified as Sandeep 24 escaped towards the terrace but the door was closed a senior police officer told IANS.
The students were from Uttar Pradesh and preparing for competitive examinations.
The fire was caused by a short circuit.
--IANS
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Youth killed in Delhi fire
