Fire crews called to extinguish blaze at Manchester United's Old Trafford home after incident in lift motor room

OLD TRAFFORD

A fire broke out at Old Trafford on Monday morning.

Crews were called to Manchester United's home ground following reports of smoke coming from the direction of the south stand shortly before 7am.

While they remain at the stadium, it is thought the situation is under control.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: 'At 6.58am three crews from Salford and Stretford were called to reports of a building fire on Sir Matt Busby Way.

'On arrival, crews found a fire in a lift motor room. They isolated the electrics then extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus, one jet and one CO2 fire extinguisher.

'Crews are still on the scene.'

The south stand is the oldest at Old Trafford, with some sections dating back 100 years.

A United spokesman said: 'A small electrical fire was identified quickly in the Sir Bobby Charlton stand around 7am today.

'The fire brigade attended and the isolated incident was dealt with quickly and effectively. There was minimal damage and there were no injuries.'

It is thought that Wednesday night's Premier League clash with Hull City has not been impacted by the fire.