Firefighting crews treat the fire outside the federation before Manchester City against Borog club

A fire broke out outside the Al -Ittihad stadium tonight before the Champions League in Manchester City with Bruges.

The fire occurred in the temporary goods booth, and not far from the place where the fans gathered to meet the city’s players upon their arrival.

There was also an event that witnessed some of the club’s new signatures, which were not eligible to play tonight, interviewing supporters, but that was well -known while local firefighters were fought to treat fire.

A fire broke out at Al -Ittihad stadium, where the new players are welcomed in Man City on the stage pic.twitter.com/36mehuxh02

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“Before 6 pm this evening (Wednesday 29 January), extinguishing fire engines from Blackley and Philip Park fire extinguishing were called for reports of a fire in the buildings that involve the car park in Football grounds on Rosley Street, Manchester.

The teams quickly arrived at the scene. Firefighters who were wearing the respirators used two hose to extinguish the fire, currently mixing any hot points and making the area safe.

“The firefighters were present for thirty minutes and were still at the scene.”

There was no suggestion that it would be delayed with UEFA keen to start all games at the same time to avoid the teams knowing what they must do in the final stages.

Manchester City FC can confirm that there is a fire in one of the external goods stalls, located near the entrance to the Cologne Bill West position.

Emergency services are at the scene, and the fire has now been extinguished. Safety of all attendance of the match …

Manchester City (Mancity) January 29, 2025

A statement in the city wrote: “Manchester City can make sure that there is a fire in one of the external goods kiosks, located near the entrance to the Cologne Bill West position. Emergency services are at the scene, and the fire has now been extinguished. The safety of all the attendance of the match tonight is our priority The extreme, in this way all the planned events to receive West Stand were canceled, including the welcome event to the new players, and the first arrival team.

“All the entrances are open, and fans can move around the Etihad Stadium as usual. Thank you for your cooperation.

“We can confirm that tonight’s match will start at 8 pm as it is originally planned. We look forward to welcoming everyone in the Etihad Stadium for the match tonight.”