India, Jan. 6 -- A 34-year-old woman working in the IT sector reportedly lost her life after inhaling smoke during a fire at her rented residence in Karnataka's Bengaluru on the night of January 3.

The deceased, Sharmila, hailed from Mangaluru and was employed with Accenture. The incident took place at a house in Subramanya Layout, though details emerged only later, a report by the NDTV said. Police said the fire was first noticed at around 10:30 pm, when smoke was seen pouring out of the building. The property owner, Vijayendra, alerted the Ramamurthy Nagar police, following which fire and emergency services were called in.

Firefighters forced open the locked door, by which time the house was heavily engulfed in dense smoke. The flames...