Firefighters have extinguished a blaze
at a World Cup stadium in the Russian city of Volgograd.
Emergency workers were called to the
stadium, which is still under construction, before 7 a.m. on
Wednesday morning.
The fire began after a portable heater set light to a pile of styrofoam, according to the Volgograd region's Emergency Situation Ministry. Flames spread across an area of approximately 100 square meters before being extinguished, officials said in a statement.
No casualties were reported.
The Volgograd Arena is scheduled for
completion later this year. It has a planned capacity of almost
45,000 people and will hold matches in the group stages of the FIFA
2018 World Cup.
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