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[caption id="attachment_41715" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Kolkata's Mayor Shree Sovan Chatterjee at the press box after the incident. Image Source: XtraTime[/caption] Kolkata: A fire broke out in two AC units at the Eden Gardens press box just before the IPL T-20 match between hosts Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab on Thursday. The firefighters, though, brought the situation under control in a few moments. The incident happened around 7.45pm in the adjoining TV- Radio annexe of the press box as two AC compressor units, placed outside the room, caught fire with smoke engulfing the upper-tier of the club house. But timely action by about 20 firefighters brought the situation under control, even as the crowd started panicking ahead of KKR's first home match of season 10. "No need to panic, it's a minor incident. We did not see any fire and only when the smoke was coming out we brought it under control. The AC units need to be shut off," a fire brigade official said. Kolkata’s Mayor Mr. Sovan Chatterjee came to Eden Gardens for an inspection after the incident. “I have called D.G of Kolkata police, he is coming here. We will talk with him and take some preventing measures as a lot of people are here to watch the game. The AC units are off as the fire brigade don’t want to take any chance. I think the CAB authority will look into the matter too,” said Sovan. CAB Joint Secretary Avishek Dalmiya said," We know what had happened today and the committee will meet tomorrow to discuss about the matter." The incident meant power supply to all the AC units were cut off.