India, Oct. 25 -- A 26-year-old man died after a blaze erupted at a roadside temporary food outlet in Raipur village, Sector 126, Noida, on Saturday afternoon and spread to four neighbouring shops, with police suspecting welding work as the likely cause.

The deceased was identified as Sahil Sharma, who was found unconscious while firefighters were carrying out the rescue operation. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, an officer said. Police said, as per doctors, suffocation from inhaling smoke is the likely cause of the death.

Police said they received a fire alert around 1.30 pm. "Our team reached the spot immediately, and the fire department was alerted, with firefighters arriving by 1.40 pm...