The Mets released a statement regarding the fire today, as detailed by Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com.
“The fire in the Jackie Robinson Rotunda this afternoon was in a contained area and extinguished by the fire suppression system prior to the arrival of the fire department. There was minimal damage which was non-structural … no one was hurt.”
– Josh Finkelstein –
Original Post- May 30, 4:26 p.m.
Earlier this afternoon, there was a blast at Citi Field. Black smoke was billowing out of the ballpark with a fire visible.
Video of the fire was obtained by Twitter user and Mets fan Daniel Mosher, who provided MMO with permission to share the video he took of the incident:
Unsure what happened but I heard a loud blast at Citi Field and then saw smoke and this fire. Hoping for everyone’s safety. pic.twitter.com/I3w1YWjfVn
— Daniel Mosher (@DanielMosherNY) May 30, 2018
Here’s a close-up version of it from Spectrum News NY1:
More bad news for the struggling Mets. The FDNY was forced to put out a fire that broke out at Citi Field. (Video courtesy Instagram user raul.jimenezii) pic.twitter.com/2F2lqbevgB
— Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) May 30, 2018
According to the FDNY, the fire was from a display case, and it is under control. Fortunately, there have been no reported injuries.
