- The firefighters were called while the flames broke out in the stadium of a championship club
- The incident was Friday evening, less than 24 hours before their match today
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The stadium of a championship club was on fire Friday evening, less than 24 hours before they were to play at 12:30 pm today.
The firefighters were precipitated on the scene while the black smoke and the flames emerged from the outside of the stadium, which is placed in the heart of a local district.
A complete closure of the road was implemented because it took approximately two hours for the flames to be extinguished and for the incident to be erased.
Friday, the fire and rescue services of Bedfordshire were informed of the emergency at 8:08 p.m., encouraging them to send crews from Luton, Stopsley, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Stations which all answer.
The scenes took place in Kenilworth Road, which houses Luton Town, where the Hatters welcome Coventry City at lunchtime on Saturday.
Luton explained that the incident was caused by a small device that had caught fire in the stadium laundry room.
A fire broke out at Kenilworth Road, who houses Luton Town, one night before their match on Saturday
The firefighters were called to the scene at 8:08 p.m. and were able to clean the incident in two hours
Luton revealed that the flames broke out while a device caught fire in the stadium laundry
Luton entered the knee of today’s knee in a fight for the survival of the championship, only one year after their relegation of the Premier League.
Matt Bloomfield’s team sits 22nd in the table only behind Derby in the last safe place on the difference in goals. Meanwhile, their relegation rivals are close late, with Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle following only three points per room.
With two games to do this season, Luton is trying to avoid becoming the first team from Sunderland in 2017-2018 to be relegated to the English high flight, then finished last in the championship the following season.
Despite the fear of fire, Luton published a statement at 10:39 pm, confirming that it would not be a “disturbance” of their confrontation with Coventry.
He said: “We would like to advise the supporters according to which reports from an incident to Kenilworth Road tonight, there is no disturbance in the match of tomorrow with Coventry City.
“ The smoke came from a small device that had caught fire in the stadium laundry, which was contained in this area and was treated quickly to avoid any substantial damage.
“We would like to thank a big thank you to the Fire & Rescue beds for their rapid intervention, as well as club partners and staff who are also on site to help solve the problem and make sure everything is certain.”
At the opposite end of the table, Coventry will seek to bounce back after a 3-1 defeat by Argyle last week to continue his attempt to make the playoffs.
