🚨 Fire in the dressing room: top-flight match called off | OneFootball

The match between FC Thun and FC Basel in the Swiss Super League will not take place this evening. The reason is as shocking as it is serious.

As FCB announced this morning via 'X', a fire broke out last night in the changing room area of Basel’s St. Jakob-Park, causing “major material damage.” According to the Swiss top-flight club’s statement, the entire dressing room area was destroyed. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire. 

Especially bitter: the coaching staff’s equipment, as well as medical and technical gear, also fell victim to the flames. As these materials are indispensable for match operations, the game cannot currently be played — even though it would have taken place away in Thun — as the club further explained. The SFL has already approved the request to postpone the match.

It is currently still unclear when the match will be rescheduled. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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