Kamal Haasan
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Kamal Haasan narrowly escaped from a fire accident at his house on Saturday, April 8. No one was injured in the incident.

He revealed the news on Twitter as he posted, "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. [sic]"

The actor's followers were worried following his post, and he later responded, "Thanks for all the love and concern. Now off to sleep. Good night indeed:). [sic]"

As per reports, the fire spread to Kamal Haasan's house at East Coast Road in Chennai from the neighbouring house. However, the situation has returned to normalcy, Tamil television media reported.

This is the second shock that Kamal Haasan has given to his fans since last year. In July 2016, the actor fractured his leg after he fell down the stairs at his house. He suffered multiple fractures and he had to undergo surgery.  

Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan.PR Handout

Recently, Kamal Haasan was in news after his brother Chandra Haasan passed away.

On the professional front, the actor is working on his much-awaited movie, Sabaash Naidu, in which he plays the lead role. Kamal Haasan has written the film, and is also directing the project. His elder daughter Shruti Haasan has an important part in the movie, which also stars Ramya Krishnan, RJ Balaji, Jason Shah and others in the cast. 

His much-delayed Vishwaroopam 2 is likely to be finally released this year.