KOCHI: In a horrific incident, a man was charred to death after getting trapped inside a three-storey building that caught fire in Karukutty, Ernakulam. Babu, a native of Karayamparambu is the deceased. An employee of New Year companies, Babu was so engaged in work inside the building that he failed to get sight of the fire spreading across the building. Other workers ran to safety from the building while Babu responded late.

The fire was brought under control four hours after the accident. The fire force personnel tried to rescue Babu but failed. Babu's dead body was found during the subsequent inspection. The cause of the fire is yet to be clarified. The company in which the fire broke out is owned by Prasad, a native of Thrissur.

A fire also broke out in an electric scooter showroom in Alappuzha last day. Two scooters were burnt while one was partially burned. Several scooters were damaged. The fire force disclosed that there was a loss of around four lakh rupees. The fire broke out in an electric scooter showroom called YED near Tiruvambady Junction.