Fire guts Obafemi Martins' club's stadium

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The stadium of the Chinese club Obafemi Martins plays for was engulfed by a fire outbreak on Tuesday. According to reports, the fire broke out at the Hongkou Stadium and was extinguished by mid-morning.

The fire was prevented from spreading to other parts of the stadium, with neither the stands nor the pitch affected.

‘The next game at the 33,000-capacity stadium on April 16 against Changchun Yatai will be subject to fire authority inspections,’ sports portal, Sohu, quoted a Chinese Super League official as saying.