{"id":311,"date":"2025-11-13T08:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=311"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:41:12","slug":"huge-fire-rips-through-exeter-city-fc-football-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=311","title":{"rendered":"Huge fire rips through Exeter City FC football stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flames erupted in the stands of St James Park late last night, prompting ahuge response from\u00a0Devon\u00a0<\/a>and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.<\/p>\n

Footage of the inferno shows plumes of thick black smoke rising from the scene.<\/p>\n

The alarm was raised just after 10pm and a cordon was erected to keep Exeter City fans away.<\/p>\n

Firefighters, meanwhile, were seen using hose reels to try and extinguish the flames and prevent them from spreading and taking over the entire stadium.<\/p>\n

A temporary building which houses the control room in the corner, between the away end and the Adam Stansfield stand at the St James Road and Well Street end, was seen on fire.<\/p>\n

Exeter City FC confirmed that the incident happened and that a small area was damaged.<\/p>\n

A statement from the club said: \u2018We will be assessing the damage today and will update when we have more information.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Thank you to the members of the public who reported the incident and for the fast response of the fire crews who brought the fire under control preventing further damage.\u2019<\/p>\n

More than five fire crews attended the fire, fighting the flames for more than two hours to bring them under control.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said: \u2018A fire involving an electrical consumer unit in the football stadium spread to an adjacent portacabin and outside storage area.<\/p>\n

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Flames erupted in the stands of St James Park late last night, prompting ahuge response from\u00a0Devon\u00a0and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. Footage of the inferno shows plumes of thick black smoke rising from the scene. The alarm was raised just after 10pm and a cordon was erected to keep Exeter City fans away. Firefighters, meanwhile, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t