FIRE INCIDENT
It was decided that England’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra will go ahead despite the stadium catching fire on Friday afternoon.
The blaze is thought to have started when sparks from welders, working on the gantry for TV coverage, caused the structure to go up in flames.
The fire spread to the home dugout and artificial turf at the side of the pitch but did not engulf the playing surface.
There was, however, fire debris on the plastic pitch and a small amount has been damaged by the extreme heat.
Part of the home dugout was melted away, while the VAR screen was destroyed. It’s not believed that anyone was injured.
Clouds of dark smoke billowed into the air and surrounded a block of flats overlooking the 3,000-seater stadium.
Firefighters soon arrived and extinguished the fire by 16:17 local time
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