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Gorakhpur, Nov 16 (PTI) A massive fire erupted at the Waterways Restaurant & Banquet near the Taramandal Buddhist Museum here on Sunday, leaving one staff member dead and causing extensive property damage, officials said.

The blaze, which started around 5 am, quickly spread through the entire three-storey building, with thick smoke engulfing the area and triggering panic among locals.

Chief Fire Officer Santosh Kumar said the fire control room received an alert at 5:16 am, following which four fire tenders were dispatched.

“After three hours of intensive operations, the fire was brought under control. One body was recovered from a washroom, where the victim appears to have collapsed due to suffocation," he said.

According to officials, the deceased has been ide

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