The plush bungalow of M A Lincoln, the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Officers), on Gurudwara Road near Racecourse in Camp caught fire around 3.50 pm yesterday, possibly due to a short circuit in the air conditioner wiring in the house.


Charred: A team of firemen rushed to the spot and doused the flames within 15 minutes. Pic/Mohan Patil 

No one was injured in the incident. Pune Fire Brigade officials pressed their number one fire tender — equipped with asbestos suits, foam can, various nozzles etc — into action, since the call was received from senior army officials, and a team of 15 firemen and officers saved important documents in the bungalow by dousing the fire within 15 minutes of receiving the call.