The critical night of the Manchester City Champions League was thrown into agitation after a merchandise store burned outside the Etihad stadium.
Hundreds of fans gathered near while waiting to welcome the men of Pep Guardiola outside the west before their cracking in shock with the club's witches.
It is a mandatory element for the Premier League champions, which will crash from the elite competition of Europe for the first time since 2012-13 without three points.
The fire was contained after a rapid response of emergency services and City confirmed in about 40 minutes that it had extinguished. It is not clear how it started.
“The safety of all this night attendees is our top priority, and as such, all the events planned for the reception of West Stand have been canceled, including the welcome event for new players and the arrival of the first team” , the club wrote in X.
Fans were quickly evacuated at a safe distance to allow the authorities to address the flames. No injuries were reported. The tourniquetes for that part of the soil were eliminated from use.
An output of merchandise from Manchester City caught fire before his crash of the Champions League with Club Witch
Fans were hurriedly evacuated from the scene when emergency services approached the flames
The fire was close to the statue of the sprinter outside the Etihad stadium
A Fire Service and Rescue truck of Greater Manchester was on the scene a few minutes after the fire broke.
But the Inferno is precisely the type of disturbance that hosts do not need while they seek to hold on to their dreams of the Champions League.
Leaving the Champions League at this stage would cost City at least 10 million in money awards, and, given its habit of going far in the competition, probably much more.
Twenty -four of the 36 teams in the competition advance to the next stage and City received better chances of winning the eight group games instead of finishing the eight they currently have.
A spokesman for the Fire Service and Rescue of Greater Manchester said: 'Just before 6 pm tonight, two Blackley and Philips Park Fire Station fire trucks were called for reports of a fire in the building that involves a construction in construction in The soccer field parking in Rowsley Street, Manchester.
'The teams quickly arrived at the scene. Firefighters who use breathing devices used two hose reels to extinguish the fire, are currently damping any access point and causing the area to be safe. ''
Witches are not aggressive. The Belgian champions have already claimed an English scalp in the form of Aston Villa this season and kept Juventus in a 0-0 draw in their last European task.
When asked if the elimination would be shameful, Guardiola replied: 'Thank you for your concern, but after the game it will worry and answer you.
You could see the smoke spreading through the sky of Manchester from far from the city.
An emerging marketing kiosk was the unfortunate victim of conflagration on Wednesday
Fans moved to a safe distance once it was clear what was happening
A Fire Service and Rescue Truck of Greater Manchester was quickly available
Firefighters are photographed that address the fire shortly after 6 pm on Wednesday night
Hundreds of fans had been waiting to welcome the city and see a presentation with their new players, but that was canceled
It is not clear how the fire began before the shock of the Champions League with Club Witch
'We would like to score a lot in the first 20 minutes, but I don't think it happens. We need to be completely relaxed, without emotion and understand the game. I know that these types of games need something special, something that has not been (seen) sufficiently this year in the Champions League.
“I appreciate your concern if we don't describe, but I think we are going to do it.”
Liverpool and Barcelona are the only two teams that have certainly qualified for the last 16 that arrive at a successful night of 18 concurrent games.
The eight best teams will have a safe step at 16 and will avoid a two-legged play-off stage.
Arsenal and Aston Villa could end in the top eight, but if they do not, at least they will end within the top 24 and make the play-offs.
Meanwhile, City is one of the nine teams that could still leave the competition.
That group also includes French witches and weights Paris Saint-Germain.