India, Oct. 14 -- The charred body of a 52-year-old man was recovered from his home in west Delhi's Vishnu Garden on Monday after a fire that started in the godown spread to his room. The fire is suspected to have started due to a short circuit.

Officials of the Delhi Fire Services said a call about the fire was received at 10 am. Firefighters along with three fire tenders rushed to the spot.

"The fire was in domestic articles and spread from a godown to the house. We had doused the fire within half an hour. During the cooling operation, we searched the godown and the house and a charred body was found. The family did not know the deceased was inside," a senior fire officer said.

The deceased was identified as Sunil Kumar Ginotra and h...