Pilibhit (UP), February 28 A man died after falling asleep inside a warehouse following a fire that broke out due to a short circuit in a village on Saturday, police said.
It is suspected that the man died from suffocation as the warehouse in Kankor village was engulfed in flames and toxic fumes, they said.
Police and fire brigade teams arrived at the scene, and after considerable effort, opened the warehouse door, the officer said.
Firefighters brought the fire under control, and police retrieved the man's body. Police are now conducting a detailed investigation into the matter.
A short circuit is suspected to have caused the fire. SHO of Jahanabad police station, Pradeep Bishnoi, said that the body of Omkar (55) has been sent for post-mortem examination.
