Gwalior, June 24 -- A 43-year-old man allegedly died due to suffocation and burn injuries after a fire broke out in his room late Tuesday night in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, a police officer said on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Vijay Shakya, a resident of Nadipar Taal locality under the jurisdiction of Thatipur police station in the district. The fire was reported in a room where Shakya was trapped inside.

Upon receiving information, fire brigade personnel and police teams rushed to the spot, bringing the blaze under control but as the room was locked from inside, they couldn't save him. They broke the door and found the man severely burnt and was taken out of the room, but he had succumbed to his burn injuries...