A fire broke out in the players' dressing room at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, home of matches of the 2023 World Cup later this year.

A fire broke out at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens ahead of the much-anticipated 2023 ODI World Cups, set to begin in India on October 5. It is assumed that the incident happened on Wednesday night, which led to the stadium management immediately informing the fire brigade, who then brought the situation under control.

According to reports, the fire probably started due to a short circuit problem in the false ceiling of the dressing room. Those working at the renovation site were immediately alerted to the problem, resulting in the fire station deploying two fire trucks to douse the flames.

The stadium staff informed the local authorities and the fire brigade immediately took control of the stadium. After hours of action, the fire was brought under control.

Eden Gardens will host five matches during this year's World Cup. Pakistan will also play two games here. They meet Bangladesh on October 31 and England on November 11 in what will be their final league game of the tournament. Should Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Kolkata again.

Three games of the Pakistan team have been postponed due to various festivals in India. According to the updated schedule, Pakistan will play Sri Lanka on October 10th, India on October 14th and England on November 11th.

Hosts India will kick off their campaign against five-time winners Australia on Sunday 8 October at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Additionally, the much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash is among the nine World Cup games postponed according to the latest update from the ICC. The extravagant ODI event will culminate in the finals on Sunday, November 19 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.