Fire breaks out at Knowsley Road Stadium

Fire crews were called to Knowsley Road Stadium in Merseyside earlier this week after a serious fire was reported at the former home of St Helens Rugby League Football Club.

The fire is believed to have broken out in a ground floor section of the former Saints ground in Eccleston, St Helens, at around 11.30pm on Thursday (13th January). The cause of the fire is not yet known, but it caused a section of the stadium to sustain significant smoke damage.

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police – which is currently investigating the incident – confirmed:

“We were called by the fire service to reports of a large fire at the stadium on Dunriding Lane.

“Fire crews attended and put out the fire, which appears to have started in a corridor, near to where there was a lot of rubbish.

“The fire service has secured the ground. We don’t know at this stage whether it is suspicious or if something else has happened.”

The stadium has been unoccupied for a short while now, whilst it awaits development from a firm wanting to build houses on the site. Before this happens, however, the owners of the site may want to review their fire risk assessment to prevent future incidents like this.