A 32-year-old fireman died in Kerala in the early hours of Tuesday while attempting to douse a massive fire that broke out at a state-run drug warehouse, according to police. The deceased, identified as Ranjith, was attached to the Chakka unit of the state Fire and Rescue Services.

The tragedy happened when a portion of the fire-hit building collapsed over him crushing the hapless man while he was busy dousing the raging flames, police told PTI.