Blaze at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium
Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to a kitchen fire at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in the early hours.
Watch manager Surjit Singh, who was in charge of the incident, said:
“A fire alarm alerted a couple of security guards to the fire who went to investigate. Initially they attempted to deal with it themselves but quickly realised they needed our help and rang 999.
“Firefighters were on the scene within minutes of being called and even though a couple of them are Spurs fans, they all worked really hard to bring the fire under control and managed to prevent it from affecting other parts of the stadium. From a fire brigade perspective it was a job well done.”
Part of the ground floor kitchen was damaged by fire but the rest of the building was unaffected. The two security guards were treated on the scene by ambulance crews for smoke inhalation.
Crews were called just before 2.15am and the fire was brought under control soon after 3.30am.
