Uday Gangan, a 47-year-old security guard, died in a fire at a building in Vidyavihar early Monday morning. He was unwell and was supposed to skip his duty, but he went for his night shift and lost his life while trying to extinguish the blaze. The incident left three others with minor injuries. Gangan lived with his wife and two sons in a rented home in Kirol Village, Vidyavihar West. He had been working as a security guard for the past eight years.  “Baba was not feeling well; he was supposed to stay at home. But he went for his shift… and now we will never see him again,” said Prasad Gangan, Uday’s 26-year-old son. 

Prasad shared that the family was living in a rented house while trying to rebuild their old home in Vithalwadi, Kalyan.