India, Feb. 9 -- New Delhi

A 50-year-old man in southeast Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin area died and his wife sustained severe injuries after a geyser located in their bathroom exploded on Saturday evening, police said on Sunday.

Police said the electric geyser exploded due to some malfunction and the couple got trapped inside their single-storey house due to fire and heavy smoke.

According to the police, around 5pm, a PCR call was received about a major fire inside a house at Alvi Chowk. "Police staff immediately rushed to the spot. The house was found locked from inside. Police personnel promptly started the rescue operation and broke open the doors to safely rescue all family members. During the rescue operation, the house owner and hi...