A fire broke out at Old Trafford yesterday on the seventh floor of the ground where construction works is taking place. It's reported that the flames were put out in about 40 minutes by three fire engines and an aerial appliance.
A spokeswoman for Manchester Fire Service said.
"At 12.01pm the Fire Service received one call to a fire at the rear of the terrace at Manchester United Football Club on
"It was the area of the terrace which is currently a construction site."
A spokesman for Manchester United said: "It did not affect the rest of the stadium. It was just a minor fire and only a couple of fire engines attended.
"It was put out very quickly and nobody was evacuated. The damage looks superficial, there's probably a bit of black wood somewhere.
"We're just waiting for the report from the constructors. We might get that later today.
"There were no knock-on effects for the rest of the stadium.''