Civil defence brings fire in the vicinity of Al Thumama stadium under control, no injuries
A fire, which broke out in the vicinity of the under-construction Al Thumama Stadium was quickly brought under control, according to a tweet by the Ministry of Interior (MoI).
الدفاع المدني يحاصر حريقا نشب في محيط استاد الثمامة بدون مصابين #الداخلية_قطر
— وزارة الداخلية - قطر (@MOI_Qatar) March 11, 2019
“Civil defence managed to contain a fire that broke out in the vicinity of Althumama stadium without any casualties,” read a translation of the MoI’s tweet.
The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy also made a brief statement about the incident via Twitter.
اندلاع حريق في محيط استاد الثمامة بدون إصابات، والزملاء في @MOI_Qatar يعملون مشكورين رفقة فريق العمل للسيطرة على الحريق. نتمنى السلامة للجميع
— Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (@SCcorporate) March 11, 2019
“A fire broke out in the vicinity of the Thumama stadium without injuries. Thanks to the staff of @MOI_Qatar for quickly bringing the fire under control. We wish safety for all,” said a rough translation of the tweet.
Earlier, a user had tweeted a video of the fire.
Is #thumama #stadium on #fire #Ourqatar #qatar #qa pic.twitter.com/TeoMZecppz
— Salahuddin (@Salahudd1n) March 11, 2019
The Al Thumama Stadium, which can seat up to 40,000 people, will host games from the group stages until the quarterfinals.
We are able to control any situation ......
Wed, 13.03.2019, 12.02 hrs