""The fire is understood to have broken out in the St James Road and Well Street corner of the stadium and caused damage to the temporary building which houses the stadium's control room," Exeter City said. "The alarm was raised just after 10pm and the fire was attended by more than five fire crews who brought the flames under control within two hours.""
""A fire involving an electrical consumer unit in the football stadium spread to an adjacent portacabin and outside storage area," a Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue statement read. "60% of the portacabin was damaged by fire, and electrical cupboards and electrical intake also damaged by fire. Former Scotland international Gary Caldwell is the Grecians' manager (Image credit: Getty Images) "Fire crews used six sets of breathing apparatus, three hose reel jets, one safety jet, hydraulic rescue equipment, two positive pressure ventilation fans and three thermal imaging cameras.""
A fire broke out at Exeter City's St James' Park in the St James Road and Well Street corner, damaging a temporary building that houses the stadium control room. The blaze involved an electrical consumer unit and spread to an adjacent portacabin and outside storage area, with around 60% of the portacabin damaged and electrical cupboards and intake affected. More than five fire crews attended after an alarm just after 10pm and used breathing apparatus, hoses, rescue equipment, ventilation fans and thermal imaging cameras to extinguish the fire shortly after midnight. The club will assess damage and investigate further. Former Scotland international Gary Caldwell is the Grecians' manager.
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