KANSAS CITY: A Malayali architect was killed in a fire that broke out in a building in Kansas City in the US. The deceased has been identified as Rajesh KG (40). The building on 51st Street, Brook Line Avenue, where Rajesh was living, caught fire at around 4 a.m. today. Although the Fire Force soon reached the spot and doused the fire, they could not save Rajesh's life. It is hinted that the fire may have broken out from the battery.

Rajesh was a 1997 batch architect student at Thiruvananthapuram College of Engineering. He did his primary education at Christ Nagar School. Rajesh was also active in the cultural field, including music.