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Denver Fire Dept. contains fire at Broncos’ stadium

The Denver Fire Dept. contained a fire at the #Broncos’ stadium Thursday. There were no injuries.

The Denver Fire Department contained a fire at Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday afternoon. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

The fire “affected the suite [area] and the third level seating area,” the fire department posted on Twitter before later posting that the fire is now under control.

Workers were evacuated from the stadium when the fire started, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis, who also reported the seats will be replaced and the suits will be repaired in the coming weeks.

The stadium’s official Twitter account released the following statement:

A small fire that occurred in a construction zone near the East Club Lounge at Empower Field at Mile High has been contained by @Denver_Fire.

That area of the stadium was quickly evacuated as a precaution and there were no injuries sustained.

The next event scheduled to be held at the stadium is Monster Jam, which will take place on April 23. The Denver Broncos are set to return to the stadium for preseason games in August.

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Broncos coach Vic Fangio disappointed by 19,094 no shows, hopes to draw them back

“We’re happy that the ones that did come and we’re working hard to get the ones that didn’t come to feel better about coming,” Fangio said.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock made his NFL debut on Sunday and defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 23-20. More than 19,000 fans who purchased tickets to the game didn’t show up.

The game was played on Thanksgiving weekend in cold conditions and Denver was 3-8 entering the contest so fan spirits were low. Still, 19,094 no shows is an alarming number.

“I thought that the crowd that we had there was great,” Broncos coach Vic Fangio said during his Monday press conference. “It’s become very evident to me how much the fan base here loves the Broncos and depends on them.

“Our previous home game against Cleveland, it felt like a playoff game — the atmosphere in the stadium, the electricity. It’s disappointing that there were so many no shows [today], but we’re happy that the ones that did come and we’re working hard to get the ones that didn’t come to feel better about coming.”

After turning the offense over to Lock and getting a win over a division rival, Denver seems to be on the right track toward winning back fans.

The Broncos will play at home in Weeks 16 and 17 to close out the year.

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