Mumbai, Nov. 11 -- Swift action by the Mumbai Fire Brigade averted a major disaster on Wednesday morning after a sudden fire engulfed a section of 'Pawangad', the official government residence of senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, located just paces away from the state secretariat, Mantralaya.
The blaze broke out at approximately 11:43 AM inside the high-security VIP enclave near the Mantralaya bus stop. According to preliminary reports, the fire originated from a technical fault and a suspected short-circuit in an air-conditioning (AC) unit inside one of the bungalow's rooms.
Thick plumes of smoke quickly billowed from the premises, triggering panic across the heavily guarded VVIP zone.
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