Well, this is horrifying. One of the firework turrets at the Great American Ball Park caught fire live during a Cincinnati Reds game. It was so bad that fans were forced to move.
Pyro turret in Reds’ stadium catches fire during game, fans evacuated from stands
Uh ...
Now fireworks came from the stacks, in the middle of Blanco's AB. #ruhroh #reds
— Mark Sheldon (@m_sheldon) May 16, 2015 Reds are now evacuating fans from center field seats. One of the firework turrets remains ablaze.
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) May 16, 2015 Fire getting worse. They're moving fans from bleachers. pic.twitter.com/lLmhzYKYTj
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) May 16, 2015 Nothing to see here. Just a major-league ballpark on fire. pic.twitter.com/5Vv3wlu0Dy
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) May 16, 2015 Smoke stack is on fire. People getting evacuated. #Reds pic.twitter.com/NOR0MsFggG
— Nate Bryant (@OleNateBBub) May 16, 2015 The pyro tunnel in the stacks has caught on fire here at the @Reds game. The section under it has been moved. #Reds pic.twitter.com/d7XafjCvVo
— ブランドントッレ (@RefTolleWWNLive) May 16, 2015 Thankfully, firefighters arrived.
There haven’t been any reports of injury, but this was certainly a scary situation.
