The start of the St. Louis Rams-Pittsburgh Steelers game was delayed on Sunday after a section of the field turf at the Edward Jones Dome briefly caught fire and needed to be extinguished.
Apparently there was a pyrotechnics malfunction during pregame introductions. Fire extinguishers were needed to put the flames out before stadium workers tried to vacuum up the mess. Here’s a video:
The pyrotechnics lit the field on fire prior to #Rams and #Steelers. Fireworks guy had one job. https://t.co/JXOJuogbGj
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) September 27, 2015
Rams turf near end zone caught fire briefly from pregame pyrotechnics. Fire extinguishers used and now being cleaned. pic.twitter.com/o8uAO1S3tb
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) September 27, 2015
Both teams headed back to the locker room while the turf was being tended to.
You would think something like this would happen in Arizona, given the warning sign we recently saw at a football stadium there. Although, that was a Mother Nature thing. This is more human error.
Photo via Timothy Burke
