Flames ripped through the complex housing Kuwait's new opera house on Monday, just three months after the futuristic $770-million venue opened to the public, APA reports quoting reuters.
A thick plume of black smoke rose from the waterfront Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Center, television footage showed. Firefighters on a crane sprayed water onto the building, a structure covered with geometric Islamic patterns.
In a statement later in the day, the center said the fire had been contained with no casualties. The blaze hit the roof of the complex building, away from the theater and music buildings, it added.
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