A major fire broke out in Gurugram’s Kingdom of Dreams (KOD) in Sector-29 on Thursday morning.
Officials said that there were no casualties in the fire accident that took place around 11 am on Thursday. An electrical short circuit inside the KOD is suspected to be the cause of the fire. In July 2022, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) sealed the KOD due to outstanding dues of crores of rupees. Since then, there have been no theatre shows or other entertainment and cultural programs in it, and it was closed for two years.
More than 10 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, and the fire-fighting operation went on for one and a half hours before the blaze was completely doused. According to the fire brigade officials, a security guard in the KOD reported the fire, but by the time the
fire-fighters arrived at the spot, the blaze had engulfed the Cultural Lane inside the KOD. Investigations are underway to ascertain the losses and damage caused in the fire accident.
“When we reached the spot, they were engulfed in fire. Fire tenders were immediately called from different fire stations. As furniture was inside, the fire spread rapidly through the KOD,” said a fire official. Gulshan Kalra, Deputy Director (Technical) of the Fire Department, said a short circuit is suspected to have caused the fire, the exact reason is yet to be ascertained.