Tamil star Kamal Haasan narrowly escapes fire at his Chennai residence

Kamal Haasan

Chennai: A fire broke out at veteran Tamil star Kamal Haasan's residence here in the wee hours of Saturday with the actor narrowly escaping 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," he mentioned on Twitter.

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

He later thanked his followers for all the love and concern. The cause of fire is still not known yet. According to newsagency IANS, Haasan is currently mourning the death of his elder brother Chandrahasan who passed away in March. On the career front, he is all set to recommence work on his multi-lingual action comedy "Sabash Naidu", having fully recovered from a leg injury which kept him out of action for nearly a year.