Courtesy of Vasudevan Sivankutty/Minister for General Education and Labour
Ranjith, 32, was a fire and rescue officer from Chacka fire brigade station.
An early morning fire at a medical supply business claimed the life of a State Fire and Recue officer in Thiruvananthapuram Tuesday.
A security guard spotted the fire around 2:30 a.m. and firefighters began attacked the fire inside the warehouse filled with chemicals.
Officials told IndiaToday.com that Ranjith, 32, a fire and rescue officer from Chacka fire brigade station died in the fire.
"A beam of the building suddenly fell on the firefighter, crushing him," a police officer told media. "He was rushed to the hospital but he succumbed to his injuries."
