Hyderabad, Aug. 12 -- A 29-year-old techie from Hanamkonda district has died in the United States, more than two weeks after suffering severe burns in a fire accident in Florida, plunging his native village into grief.

The deceased was identified as Bharath Chander Reddy of Gunturpalli village in Hasanparthy mandal, Hanamkonda district. He suffered burns covering 75 percent of his body in the fire accident in Tampa, Florida, on July 25 and remained under treatment in hospital thereafter. He succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, August 12, after battling for his life for nearly 15 days.

Bharath had moved to the US in 2023 to pursue higher studies, with plans to return to his village and get married once his course was completed. His de...