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Comedy king Kapil upset with fire on his sets

India TV News Desk Published : Sep 26, 2013, 12:00 AM IST Updated : Sep 26, 2013, 11:48 AM IST
Confirming the news, the Colors spokesperson said, Yes. An unfortunate accident took place on the sets of Comedy Nights With Kapil. But no major damage occurred. It was just a small fire in the costume and make up room.
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Confirming the news, the Colors spokesperson said, Yes. An unfortunate accident took place on the sets of Comedy Nights With Kapil. But no major damage occurred. It was just a small fire in the costume and make up room.
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Clothes worth Rs. 10 to 15 laks were gutted in the fire.
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Lights cost Kapil the maximum money. A total of Rs. 10 crores went down the drain with the fire.
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Cameras worth Rs. 1.5 crores have been destroyed in the fire.
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The sound equipment amount to a loss of Rs. 60 to 70 lakh.
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The floor damage and lights have cost Kapil most of the money. While the floor damage is estimated to be Rs. 3 crores, the loss of entire light set up will cost him Rs. 7 to 8 crores.
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There were two fire extinguishers on the sets, one of which was not in working condition. They tried to control the fire with the fire extinguisher, but in vain.
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According to the cameraperson present at the location, a black curtain caught fire which spread around the whole set.
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The cast was not present at the time of the incident. The source revealed, The spot boys and light men were arranging the lights for the recording when the fire broke out.
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According to a source, The set caught fire at around 8 in the morning. It was sparked by a live wire. Nobody was hurt.
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Among the two fire extinguishers on the sets, only one was working, so by the time fire brigade arrived, not much could be saved by the crew's attempts.
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Comedian Kapil Sharma's life huge suffered losses of approximately Rs. 20 crores, after a fire broke out on the sets of his popular show Comedy Nights with Kapil this morning.