NFL teams tend to haul a lot of hefty electrical equipment on the field for pregame introductions. Something went very wrong with that in Tennessee on Sunday.
Multiple reporters shared photos and details of a pregame fire on the Nissan Stadium sideline ahead of the Titans’ game against the Indianapolis Colts. While it was initially blamed on a speaker, Zak Keefer of The Athletic later clarified that one of the pyrotechnic machines was the cause of the blaze. That fire left visible burn marks on the sideline.
Interesting developments in Tennessee. The pyro fell over. pic.twitter.com/mTnTp6kefP
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 15, 2019
Fire on the field at Nissan Stadium before Titans-Colts when a piece of equipment for introductions was ablaze. Pleased to report that it has been contained. pic.twitter.com/zN7q1tzV6Q
— Gentry Estes (@Gentry_Estes) September 15, 2019
A speaker caught fire here at Nissan Stadium. This is not part of the pregame plan. pic.twitter.com/WvqLMdnQBv
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) September 15, 2019
Fire at Nissan Stadium, wow pic.twitter.com/6A0DiaMaB8
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 15, 2019
Part of the pyrotechnics equipment burst into flame shortly after the #Titans’ entrance at Nissan Stadium. pic.twitter.com/5mlZPmOu2O
— Erik Bacharach (@ErikBacharach) September 15, 2019
Correction: that’s the flame thrower thing NFL stadiums love for player introductions.
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) September 15, 2019
That is not exactly a small fire. All the same, the game started on time without further incident.
Believe it or not, this is not the first time something like this has happened. Gotta be careful with those pyro machines.
