Smoke could be seen rising from the top of Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium (Twitter)Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu caught fire on Wednesday afternoon as firefighters raced to the stadium to tackle the blaze. Smoke could be seen billowing from the top of the stadium while Madrid’s fire department quickly arrived at the scene after the alarm was raised. Madrid’s stadium has been closed since last June as the club have begun renovation works, which is costing in the region of £500 million. The regeneration works at the Bernabeu are due to be completed in the summer of 2022. The new-look stadium will have a retractable roof, but the capacity will be reduced by one seat from 80,243 to 80,242.🚨Incendio en las obras del Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Source: Metro May 26, 2021 19:31 UTC