A fire broke out at State Forest Minister Ganesh Naik’s government bungalow, ‘Pawangad’, in Churchgate on Wednesday morning. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) incident report, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) received a call at 11.43 am. The fire was declared Level-1 at 11.55 am. Four fire engines and around 40 personnel were rushed to the spot, an MFB official told mid-day. The bungalow is located at Amdar Niwas, opposite the Mantralaya bus stop in Churchgate.

Fire damage

The MFB said the fire was confined to an area of around 4000 sq ft at the ground floor Bunglow. Electric wiring and installations, a split AC unit, kitchen articles, office files and papers, wooden and steel furniture, a refrigerator and the false ceiling were damaged.