Fire in Nashik mall; security man charred to death

A 35-year-old security personnel was charred to death on Wednesday in a major fire at a furniture mall in the Mumbai-Naka locality, fire officials said.

The fire broke out in the wee hours around 3.30am in the Sakhala mall and engulfed other shops in the complex too killing a security guard Prakash Namdev Solanki on the spot, Chief Fire Officer, Nashik Municipal Corporation, Anil Mahajan told PTI.

A dozen fire-fighting-tenders were rushed to the spot and the flames were brought under control within a couple of hours, Mahajan said.

The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. Furniture worth crores is also said have been destroyed in the blaze.