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A fire at the Denver Broncos' home stadium is “now under control” after breaking out Thursday, the city’s fire department said.
In atweetposted Thursday afternoon, the Denver Fire Department wrote that it was working on “extinguishing a fire at Mile high stadium,” adding: “Unknown cause at this time, but fire has affected the suite [area] and the third level seating area.”
Photos of smoke coming from the top of Empower Field at Mile High, seats engulfed in flames, and firefighters on site accompanied the tweet.
Shortly after, the Denver Fire Departmenttweetedthat the fire is “now under control.”
“Sprinklers attempted to stop the fire, but firefighters were needed to complete the extinguishment,” the DFD added. “Heavy fire & smoke was found on our arrival … "
“That area of the stadium was quickly evacuated as a precaution and there were no injuries sustained,” the post read.
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“This fire burned very hot… we’re lucky the sprinkler system started to hold the fire in check,” Captain Greg Pixley said, perThe Denver Post. “…This was a significant fire.”
“The sprinklers were working… but the significance of a fire like this, with the amount of petroleum products burning, creates significant heat,” Pixley added. “Those sprinklers did as best as they could and our firefighters were able to place hose lines to reduce the amount of damage.”
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Pixley did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The blaze spanned 1,000 square feet, and roughly 75 firefighters responded to help extinguish it, Fox affiliateKDVRreported. Officials are investigating to determine the cause of the fire, how it spread, and if it caused any potential safety issues at the stadium.
source: people.com
