Enthusiastic Prabhas fans cause fire at AP theatre

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A fire broke out at a theatre in Andhra Pradesh yesterday after fans of actor Prabhas burst firecrackers during the screening of his film.

The incident occurred in the Tadepalligudem town of West Godavari district.

Fans of Prabhas were bursting firecrackers during the screening of his movie, Billa, at Venkatramana theatre, in a bid to mark his birthday. However, the seats in the theatre caught fire, and the flames began to spread fast.

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Fortunately, no casualties were reported, and the fire was extinguished by theatre employees with the help of some movie watchers.

Billa, starring Prabhas and his uncle, veteran actor Krishnam Raju, who passed away recently, was re-released in theatres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to mark Prabhas's birthday. The film features Anushka Shetty, and was first released in 2009. It was produced under Krishnam Raju's own banner, Gopikrishna Movies.

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