At roughly 5:30 p.m. on Monday evening, the Eugene Police Department received several calls about a fire at Civic Stadium near 20th and Willamette. No injuries occurred as a result of the fire, Eugene Fire Chief Randall Groves said.
Update: As of 7:45 p.m., police and fire were still on the scene.
Here are some photos of the emergency response to the destroyed stadium.
Onlookers stand on the fields of South Eugene High School and watch as smoke and flames surround Civic Stadium (Meerah Powell/Emerald)
Police and firefighters work together in an attempt to put out fire at Civic Stadium. (Meerah Powell/Emerald)
Firefighters fight to contain the flames in the north part of Civic Stadium. (Meerah Powell/Emerald)
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