India, Aug. 4 -- A 19-year-old youth died after a fire broke out at a hotel on Datta Mandir Road near Wakad Phata in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Saturday, police said.

The incident occurred around 8 pm at Delhi Six Biryani Hotel. Upon receiving information, officers from Wakad police station rushed to the spot and summoned the fire brigade. Firefighters brought the blaze under control, following which a man was found injured inside the hotel and was immediately shifted to YCM Hospital. Doctors, however, declared him dead on arrival.

The deceased has been identified as Mohamad Shahzad, 19, a native of Uttar Pradesh, who was running the hotel along with his 35-year-old brother, Farhan.

According to the preliminary investigation, Mohammad Usman, ...