Overview
- Police identified the victim as Savitha, 54, wife of contractor Ramesh Babu, who is believed to have died from smoke suffocation.
- The late-night fire broke out in a four-storey building in Gayathrinagar, north Bengaluru, where the family lived in a duplex on the upper floors.
- Officials say the blaze likely began in the third-floor kitchen and spread quickly through the home.
- Fire and police personnel rescued Ramesh Babu, his mother Chinnamma, and his son, with two family members treated at a private hospital for breathing problems.
- Subramanyanagar Police have registered a case and opened an investigation into the exact cause and circumstances of the fire.