The Big Bash League match between Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes on Thursday was interrupted in the second innings by a fire that broke out in the DJ booth.
In match 36 of this season, the Hurricanes made a solid start in pursuit of a stiff target of 202, scoring 17 off the first over and finishing the four-over Powerplay on 47-0 thanks to Caleb Jewell and Mitchell Owen.
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But even as Jewell prepared to face up to the first ball of the fifth over, he was distracted, and the match interrupted as it emerged that a fire had broken out in the DJ booth at the Gabba. A member of the stadium attended to the emergency (in remarkably nonchalant fashion) with a fire extinguisher, but needed assistance from another colleague after a minute or so.
Spectators seated in that area of the ground, just under the scoreboard in the third tier, were evacuated as a precautionary measure. After working on the fire with extinguishers, the blaze was eventually put out in about two minutes, and the match resumed.
