Major fire breaks out at historic EFL stadium

Five fire crews were called to the area

Exeter's St James' Park was attended to by firefighters at 10pm on Wednesday after smoke was seen emerging from a structure near the ground's Well Street end.

Footage posted to social media shows fire crews attempting to tackle the flames, which had entirely engulfed a nearby portacabin.

Per reports, a total of five fire crews were sent to attend the situation by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue.

They succeeded in bringing the fire under control by midnight on Wednesday.

The club have confirmed the fortunate news that no one was injured, however a small area of the stadium was damaged.

Their statement reads: "Exeter City Football Club can confirm a small area of the stadium was damaged by fire last night.

"The fire is understood to have broken out in the St James Road and Well Street corner of the stadium and caused damage to the temporary building which houses the stadium’s control room.

"The alarm was raised just after 10pm and the fire was attended by more than five fire crews who brought the flames under control within two hours.

"We will be assessing the damage today and will update when we have more information.

"Thank you to the members of the public who reported the incident and for the fast response of the fire crews who brought the fire under control preventing further damage."

St James' Park is one of the most recognisable stadiums in League Two, the English third division, and has been home to the Grecians for more than 100 years, since 1904.