TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR were forced to perform an emergency evacuation of their stadium after a fire broke out.
The small blaze started at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium around 10am on Thursday morning but was ‘quickly’ put out.
The fire was the result of the ignition of an air compressor in one of the kitchens.
An electrician put it out with an extinguisher, although the smoke set off the alarm.
Around 300 people had to be evacuated from the nine-story building, which has doubled up as a Covid-19 vaccination centre.
The Fire Brigade was called at 10:01, with two engines immediately being dispatched to the scene.
But with the incident already being dealt with, first responders were only required to inspect the site of the fire and the rest of the stadium.
Tottenham confirmed: “Following a number of inaccurate and sensationalist reports, we can confirm that Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is operational as normal after a small fire, caused by an air compressor, broke out in one of the kitchens this morning.
“The fire was contained to a very small area and quickly put out with a fire extinguisher by the first person on the scene.
“The building was briefly evacuated as per standard safety procedures following the triggering of the fire alarm system, while a London Fire Brigade crew attended the stadium and carried out a safety inspection before departing the scene.”
Tottenham will be back in action a week on Saturday, travelling to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace.
Nuno Espirito Santos’ side will enter the early kick-off top of the Premier League tree following three wins from their first three league matches of the new season.
But the Portuguese coach is refusing to get carried away with his troops’ good start to the new campaign.
He said: “That doesn’t mean anything at all, that doesn’t mean anything.
“I invite everybody, not only the players, but our fans to don’t pay attention to that.
“Don’t pay attention to that. Let’s keep on working, we still have a long way and a lot of aspects to improve on.”
The former Wolves boss was quick to hail Spurs fans for their support during Sunday’s 1-0 win over Watford.
When asked what has pleased him the most during his time in charge, he said: “Our fans. The way they support us when the team was in trouble. The way they start pushing. Really pleasing.
“You ask about all the things, that was the one. From the game? The organisation.
That doesn’t mean anything at all, that doesn’t mean anything.
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“I think we kept all the game the shape, the right triggers, the right moments to press.
“Much better in the second half when we recover higher up the pitch.
“But what pleased me is when we could not kill the game, we had chances to do so, we didn’t lose our minds, we stick together, and we were compact, we did not allow too many chances to Watford. That was good.
“The balance between these two aspects was good, and in the end, the way we managed the game.
“Something I didn’t like: we should be more clinical, I think we had enough quality and talent players to kill the game.”
SunSport has reached out to Tottenham Hotspur for comment.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
