New Delhi, July 5 -- A 26-year-old UPSC aspirant suffocated to death after being trapped in a lift during a fire at Vishal Mega Mart in Delhi's Karol Bagh on Friday evening.

Moments before his death, the 26-year-old - Dhirendra Pratap Singh - sent a desperate message to his brother on WhatsApp, saying, "Bhaiya, I'm stuck in the lift...I can't breathe... please save me."

He also made calls pleading for help, but was not rescued in time, reported ANI.

The UPSC aspirant was found dead inside the elevator nearly eight hours after the fire broke out.

So far, two bodies have been retrieved from the fire-struck outlet, police said. The other charred body that was recovered during the cooling operations, is yet to be identified, reported PTI....