Mumbai, Nov 11 (PTI) A fire broke out in the air-conditioning unit at the official bungalow of Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik in south Mumbai on Wednesday, fire officials said.
No injuries were reported, they said.
The incident occurred at 11.43 am at Naik’s Pawangad Bungalow, located opposite the state secretariat Mantralaya, as per the officials.
The BJP leader, MLA from Airoli in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, was not present in the house at the time of the incident, they said.
After being alerted, the fire brigade rushed to the spot and declared it a Level-I call, the officials said. A Level-I fire is generally handled with the initial deployment of firefighting resources.
The fire brigade took nearly an hour to douse the blaze by 12.42 pm and secure the bungalow, the officials said.
The cause of the blaze in the AC unit was not yet clear. PTI ND GK GK
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