India, Oct. 9 -- A seven-year-old boy tragically lost his life in a fire accident at a residential school in Kodagu district, Karnataka, early on Thursday morning, police said.

The incident occurred at Har Mandir School, where a blaze broke out in the wee hours, engulfing part of the residential facility. While 29 other students staying at the school were safely rescued, the victim, identified as Pushpak (7), a Class 2 student from Chettimani village in Madikeri taluk, could not be saved, news agency PTI reported.

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Firefighters from the Madikeri Fire Station, assisted by local residents, managed to bring the flames under control after several hours of effort...