WOLVES BLAZE
Wolves stadium on fire as smoke pours from Molineux and 20 firefighters called to fight 2am blaze in bar and kitchen
WOLVES' historic Molineux stadium caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning.
It was ablaze for around two hours from 1:40am as 20 firefighters successfully battled to contain the flames.
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Fortunately no one was injured in the fire which broke out in an empty bar area of the Sir Jack Hayward stand.
Smoke could be seen pouring out the stadium as PA messages told people to leave the area.
The building's fire alarm system was blaring as nearby local residents took footage of the concerning scenes.
Andy Howard, watch manager at Wolverhampton fire station, said: "There's been a fire in the bar area, in the kitchen.
"It was contained to the room of origin but the bar area and part of the workspace was involved in fire. Otherwise it was just smoke damage to the rest of the floor."
A West Midlands Fire Service spokesman said they were called at 1:56am and the first crew arrived five minutes later.
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Teams from Wolverhampton, Fallings Park, Willenhall and Bilston were sent and the nearby street was cordoned off.
Police were also called but their presence was not required.
The firefighters left the scene at 6:45am on Sunday with a smaller team due to check back later in the day.
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Wolves did play on Saturday but fortunately their match was away at Brentford.
Bruno Lage's side won 2-1.
They now sit eighth in the Premier League - just four points off the top four.
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