Broncos' Empower Field at Mile High Stadium Catches Fire; No Injuries Reported

A section of the Denver Broncos Empower Field caught fire.

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A small fire that occurred in a construction zone near the East Club Lounge at Empower Field at Mile High has been contained by @Denver_Fire.

That area of the stadium was quickly evacuated as a precaution and there were no injuries sustained.

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Fire now under control at Mile high Stadium. Sprinklers attempted to stop the fire, but firefighters were needed to complete extinguishment. Heavy fire & smoke was found on our arrival media briefing to take place at 3:00 p.m. on east side of stadium. @DenSafetyDept @CityofDenver pic.twitter.com/7AjPg1x1AN

There were videos posted of smoke coming from the stadium.

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NEW: We are working to learn more about a fire at Mile High Stadium. We will post a story as soon as we have more information.

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The cause of the fire has not been determined.

The fire department would investigate any maintenance done on the facility, according to Greg Pixley of the Denver Fire Department.

Firefighters were called in to extinguish the fire after a sprinkler system activated, according to the report. He said they were lucky that the sprinklers stopped the fire from spreading.

Firefighters were dispatched to the scene. There were no injuries and about 100 people were in the area for an event when the fire broke out.

If structural damage was sustained, firefighters will investigate.

The original Mile High Stadium was built in 1948 and was replaced in 2001 by Empower Field.