Minor fire breaks out at Kamal Haasan’s Chennai residence, no one hurt

Chennai: It was a minor fire which engulfed Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan’s Chennai residence on Friday. Taking social media, the 62-year-old actor informed about the incident and said he was safe and no one was hurt in the fire.

The Vishwaroopam actor tweeted: “Thanks to my staff. Escaped a fire at my house. Lungs full of smoke, I climbed down from the third floor. I am safe No one hurt . Goodnight.”

Hassan was flooded with queries from well-wishers and he replied in a separate tweet: “Thanks for all the love and concern. Now off to sleep. Good night indeed:) (sic)”

The actor is currently filming Sabaash Naidu co-starring his daughter Shruti Haasan. The veteran actor is also directing the film after Balram Naidu stepped down from the director’s chair.

This year, Kamal Haasan will also be seen in Vishwaroopam 2 a sequel to his 2013 film Vishwaroopam. The film also stars Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar and Andrea Jeremiah and is also written and directed by Kamal Haasan.

Kamal Haasan was last seen in 2015 film Tamil film Thoongaa Vanam, which released as Cheekati Rajyam in Telugu.