During a match in Australia’s Big Bash League, a fire broke out in a part of the stadium. This accident happened during the match between host Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at Optus Stadium in Perth. While this match was being played in the stadium, suddenly black smoke started spreading in the sky. According to the information, there was a fire in some room on the outside of the stadium, which shocked everyone and rescue workers started extinguishing it. It is a matter of relief that the accident was not very major and there was no news of any casualty.
On Tuesday 20 January, the match between Scorchers and Sixers was being played in Perth in the evening. In this match, Perth was batting first. Meanwhile, suddenly smoke was seen rising outside the stadium, which surprised everyone. Within a short time, it was shown on the TV screen that smoke was rising from a room on the outer side of the stadium building, where a fire had broken out.
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Immediately the security personnel of the stadium reached and started extinguishing the fire. It is a matter of relief that no person suffered any kind of loss. Also, it had no impact on the match and the action continued on the field.
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