Flames ripped through Kuwait's new opera house on Monday, just three months after the futuristic $770-million venue opened to the public.
A thick plume of black smoke rose from the waterfront Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre, television footage showed.
Firefighters on a crane sprayed water onto the building, a structure covered with geometric Islamic patterns.
Broadway musical "Cats" was due to open there on Thursday, according to the center's website.
فيديو.. حريق ضخم في دار الأوبرا الكويتية#الغد #الكويت pic.twitter.com/qdOI9NcuOs — جريدة الغد (@AlghadNews) February 6, 2017
فيديو.. حريق ضخم في دار الأوبرا الكويتية#الغد #الكويت pic.twitter.com/qdOI9NcuOs