A massive fire which was allegedly set off by miscreants, gutted a huge portion of forest in the periphery of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) near Santosh Nagar in Goregaon East, on Monday evening. It was doused by 10.15 pm.

Local residents on the periphery of the park saw huge flames on a hillock, following which they immediately informed the Fire Brigade. SGNP officials told mid-day that their team including fire-watchers, reached the spot to prevent it from spreading further.