A HUGE fire has started next to Southend United’s football stadium as thick black smoke billows over the ground. Fire and smoke can be seen above Roots Hall Stadium, which is home to the Leag…
A HUGE fire has started next to Southend United's football stadium as thick black smoke billows over the ground.@CJPhillips1982Two crews are currently fighting the blaze, in Victoria Avenue, the main road behind the stadium in Essex.An Essex Fire Service spokesman said: "Crews are currently dealing with a fire near Southend United FC's Stadium.
"Firefighters were called to Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, and on arrival reported that ten pallets of artificial grass were alight and causing a large amount of smoke.A witness told the Southend Echo: "The fire is just to the left of the Far Post Bar entrance to the East Stand in the ground and not in the stadium itself.
"There were two fire engines in attendance when I was there and I'm led to believe it's unused astroturf which the club had been storing which is on fire." Southend United, who are in a relegation dogfight, host promotion hopefuls Sunderland at Roots Hall in their final game of the season on Saturday.
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