A 46-year-old MET official burned to death when his Sarojini Nagar house caught fire around 3 pm on Friday. Sanjay Kumar, the MET official working in the mechanical department, was reportedly in his house on Friday when a fire broke out in his place. The children of Kumar were away to their maternal grandparent’s house when the incident took place. On information of the fire, one fire engine was sent to the spot which doused the fire within half an hour. After the fire was put off, the firefighters found some burnt <g data-gr-id="14">furnitures</g> and the charred body of Kumar which was handed over to the police. Post mortem was conducted and the body was handed over to the family for cremation.