Amethi, Dec. 25 -- A 46-year-old man died after being severely burnt when a thatched hut caught fire late Wednesday night in Amethi district.
The incident took place in Sundarpur Darkha village under the Amethi police station area, police disclosed on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Ram Sanjeevan, son of Rajaram, who was sleeping inside his thatched hut when the fire broke out suddenly.
Locals noticed flames rising from the hut and rushed to extinguish the fire, but by then the structure had been completely gutted.
Ram Sanjeevan sustained serious burn injuries in the incident. His family members immediately rushed him to the Joint District Hospital in Gauriganj, where doctors provided first aid and referred him to a higher...