The
fire
dept
expected
the
unit
to
cough
up
a
$15000
fine
for
wasting
their
time.
The
director
and
producer
began
negotiations,
stalling
shoot
Punit
Malhotra's
Imran
Khan-Sonam
Kapoor
starrer
I
Hate
Luv
Storys
has
run
into
trouble
with
the
Queenstown
Fire
&
Rescue
Service
in
New
Zealand
where
the
film
is
currently
being
shot.
A
source
says,
"The
unit
ran
into
trouble
while
shooting
on
the
streets.
Most
houses
have
a
smoke
detectors
there
as
the
authorities
are
strict
about
such
things.
They
were
filming
a
fire
scene
and
the
smoke
alarm
went
off.
And
when
it
did,
someone
alerted
the
fire
authorities,
who
came
immediately
to
check
if
a
fire
had
broken
out.
When
they
found
out
that
the
false
alarm
was
caused
by
the
shooting,
they
were
very
irritated.
They
wanted
the
unit
to
pay
a
hefty
fine.
Punit
and
the
production
team
negotiated
with
them
for
a
couple
of
hours
over
it.
Shooting
got
stalled
for
a
few
hours."
On
Saturday
at
5
am,
Imran
had
tweeted,
"Our
smoke
machine
has
set
off
the
fire
alarm.
Which
has
set
off
every
alarm
on
the
block.
Fire
brigade
are
enquiring
what
exactly
we're
upto.
Entire
unit
has
spilled
out
into
the
street.
Negotiating
terms
with
fire
department.
Seems
there's
a
15,000
dollar
fine
for
false
alarms.
Alarm
switched
off,
fire
department
appeased,
and
we're
back
to
work!" When
someone
asked
him
whether
they
had
to
pay
the
huge
fine
Imran
tweeted
back,
"negotiations
are
still
underway.
The
burglar
alarm
in
a
Sunglass
Hut
next
door
went
off
as
well,
so
it's
a
"security
breach"."
Producer
Karan
Johar
says,
"I
can't
comment
on
it."
Story first published: Monday, January 25, 2010, 10:21 [IST]