Shimla, Nov 11 (PTI) A 60-year-old man was killed after a fire broke out at his residence here, an official of the Himachal Pradesh disaster management department said on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Kishore Bajaj, a resident of SDA Colony in the Vikasnagar area of Shimla city, he added.

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The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the official said.

The Shimla District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC) informed that the blaze has been put out.

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