Actor Kamal Hassan escapes sudden fire at his residence in Chennai

Ulaganayagan Kamal Hassan had his fans in a fit of panic early Saturday morning.

The actor was caught in an accidental fire at his residence in Alwarpet and his staff had apparently rescued him from the flames. He ensured that no one was hurt during the rescue, though he had inhaled some of the smoke from the fire.

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

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 7, 2017

His followers went crazy and immediately after his post popped up on his wall in twitter and many replies of concerns and prayers started lining up. 

Just to calm the situation down and put the frenzy to rest the actor tweeted a reassuring thank you message to all his fans for their concerns and expressed his gratitude.

Thanks for all the love and concern. Now off to sleep. Good night indeed:)

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 7, 2017

Further details awaited on the incident.

Two of his upcoming projects include ‘Sabaash Naidu’ which is a spin-off of one of the famous characters in his 2008 film Dasaavatharam and Vishwaroopam 2′, a sequel to his 2013 film ‘Vishwaroopam’. 

Both these movies are in the filming and post production stage.