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WATCH: Fire breaks out at Nissan Stadium just prior to Titans/Colts
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Week 2 of the National Football League season, the Tennessee Titans are hosting the Indianapolis Colts in an early-season AFC South matchup.
The first home game of the season for the Titans after opening their season with a victory in Cleveland, part of their pregame show did not go according to plan.
A speaker burst into flames resulting in a sizable fire very close to the playing surface.
Below are a couple of videos of the blaze:
Part of the pyrotechnics equipment burst into flame shortly after the #Titans’ entrance at Nissan Stadium. pic.twitter.com/5mlZPmOu2O
— Erik Bacharach (@ErikBacharach) September 15, 2019
A speaker caught fire here at Nissan Stadium. This is not part of the pregame plan. pic.twitter.com/WvqLMdnQBv
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) September 15, 2019
Fortunately, stadium employees were able to get the situation under control and the game began on-schedule.
Nissan Stadium hosts the Music City Bowl every December, a game between a team from the Big Ten and a team from the SEC.
The Auburn Tigers routed the Purdue Boilermakers, 63-14, in the 2018 Music City Bowl.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.