KARACHI: A man was burnt to death when a fire broke out in a bungalow in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) early on Sunday morning, according to officials.

The blaze erupted in a servant quarter of the bungalow in Khayaban-i-Hafiz, DHA Phase 6, was later put out by fire tenders but not before Ayaz, 40, a house servant, died after suffering up to 80pc burns, said Clifton SP Dr Asad Malhi.

The officer said the bungalow’s owner lived abroad.

Police were investigating the case.

Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2017

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