{"id":844402,"date":"2018-09-20T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=844402"},"modified":"2018-09-22T01:21:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T05:21:41","slug":"look-wrigley-field-press-box-catches-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/look-wrigley-field-press-box-catches-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Look: Wrigley Field press box catches fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was lit at Wrigley Field &#8212; literally &#8212; on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The press box caught on fire, with the Chicagoland police scanner tweeted out the news around 2:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFGScanner\/status\/1042856773877747712<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFGScanner\/status\/1042858626782842880<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wrigley is on \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PeuwG91Urq\">pic.twitter.com\/PeuwG91Urq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Walker (@curtis_walker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/curtis_walker\/status\/1042853162342932480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reporting live outside Wrigley Field press box fire. There were more first responders at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiPartyAunt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChiPartyAunt<\/a>\u2019s 2nd wedding <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iOXDdLaKTO\">pic.twitter.com\/iOXDdLaKTO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nisei Lounge Chicago (@NiseiLounge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiseiLounge\/status\/1042863548077092870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a stroke of luck Wrigley Field is across the street from a firehouse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RcfNavRxBL\">pic.twitter.com\/RcfNavRxBL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PWSullivan\/status\/1042871795366473728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NBCS Chicago provided an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSCubs\/status\/1042869012139597830\">update<\/a> on the incident.<\/p>\n<p><em>All immediate threats appear to be put out for now, but no word yet on how this will affect Wrigley Field moving forward or how much damage the fire<\/em><br \/>\n<em>caused.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: It was an actually in the concession stand, not the press box, which was initially reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cubs say it was a concession stand fire. Doesn&#39;t sound like anything major. The press box is safe!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Powell (@kpowell720) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kpowell720\/status\/1042862922500894720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chicago Fire confirms they responded to a small fire in one of the concession stands at Wrigley Field. This was not a major fire. No injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Isabelle Mu\u00f1oz (@belle0395) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/belle0395\/status\/1042862527527436288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s good to hear that the fire wasn&#8217;t as severe as was initially reported, and that first responders were able to deal with it in a quick and orderly fashion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was lit at Wrigley Field &#8212; literally &#8212; on Thursday. 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