Pune: Fire Breaks Out at Old Bhandari Wada in Guruwar Peth After Firecracker Falls on Building
Guruwar Peth, 11th November 2026: A fire broke out at the old Bhandari Wada in Guruwar Peth, near Panch Haud, on Tuesday night, reportedly after a burning firecracker fell inside the structure. The vacant, two-storey wada suffered extensive damage in the incident. No injuries were reported.
According to the Pune Fire Brigade, its control room received information about the fire at 10.38 pm on November 10. A fire engine from the fire brigade headquarters was immediately dispatched to the spot at Bhandari Wada, Survey No. 809.
Upon reaching the location, firefighters found that the blaze had erupted on the upper floor of the old, unoccupied building. The fire personnel immediately contacted local residents to confirm that nobody was trapped inside before starting firefighting operations.
However, the structure was in a dilapidated condition and posed a risk of collapse, making it unsafe for firefighters to enter directly. Taking this into consideration, the team accessed the adjoining wada and climbed up using a ladder to spray water on the flames.
The firefighters managed to prevent the fire from spreading to neighbouring structures and brought it under control in approximately 30 minutes.
According to local residents, a burning firecracker may have fallen inside the wada, triggering the fire.
The building was unoccupied at the time of the incident. While no casualties or injuries were reported, the structure suffered extensive damage.
Fire brigade officer Sanjay Ramteke, Prashant Gaikar, and around 20 firefighters from the headquarters, operating four fire vehicles, participated in the operation. Police personnel, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), the Pune Municipal Corporation’s building demolition department, and local residents also assisted in the operation.
