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WWE Stage Catches Fire at 'Monday Night Raw' Rehearsal
8 minutes ago by TMZ Staff
DO YOU SMELLLLLLL .... something burning?
TMZ has learned ... the Cincinnati Fire Department raced to the US Bank Arena
moments ago after a fire broke out on the stage at WWE rehearsals for tonight's
"Monday Night Raw."
A rep for the WWE tells us the fire began due to a "minor incident involving the
show's pyrotechnics" ... and as a precaution, the "limited number of people in the
building during the incident were successfully evacuated."
The rep tells us no one was injured in the blaze ... and there was no major damage
to the arena. We're told the fire marshal has since inspected the damage and gave
the all-clear for WWE to proceed with tonight's event.
WWE.com released the following statement:
CINCINNATI - During rehearsal for tonight’s Monday Night Raw at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, there was a minor incident involving the show’s pyrotechnics. As a precaution, the limited number of people in the building during the incident were successfully evacuated, and the fire marshal has given a safety clearance for the show to proceed as scheduled at 8/7pm CT. There were no injuries.
