Nagpur: A fire broke out in the Seminary hills area in Nagpur on Thursday but it was doused in time, preventing its spread to a nearby forest, an official said.

The fire broke out at 7.30 PM in the forest area, located near the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, a forest department official said. The fire spread among bushes and bamboo trees. Six fire tenders came to the spot and doused the blaze on time, Deputy Conservator of Forest G Mallikarjun told PTI.