PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 4 -- One person died of suffocation and three others sustained serious injuries after a massive fire broke out in a two-storey house, reportedly triggered by an electrical short circuit, early Wednesday morning in a lane of Ganganagar colony in Rajapur locality in Prayagraj.

At the time of the incident, members of four families living in the house were asleep in their rooms. Before anyone could react, the fire spread rapidly, filling the house with dense smoke.

Local residents rushed to the spot and, along with fire department personnel who arrived shortly after being alerted, managed to rescue the 15 family members trapped inside, said CM Sharma, chief fire officer, Prayagraj.

However, one person died of suffocation, w...