Published On : Wed, Apr 4th, 2018

Pune’s historic Naik Wada catches fire, five rooms burnt

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Pune: A 250-year-old historic building in Pune today caught fire today due to a short circuit occurring in the heritage home.

Five rooms in the Naik Wada, which mainly comprises of wood, at the facade of the building were completely burned down.

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Fire tenders were rushed to the spot immediately that prevented the other 25 rooms to be engulfed by the fire.

The historic building used to the home of the Naiks, a family that used to be in the lending and construction business during the Peshwa era, current owner of the building, Dr Satyashil Naik told media.

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