Alkmaar stadium roof collapses; no one hurt

Dutch top-flight football club AZ Alkmaar said on Saturday that the roof had collapsed over one of the stands at their ground. Photo: @AZAlkmaar/Twitter

Dutch top-flight football club AZ Alkmaar said on Saturday that the roof had collapsed over one of the stands at their ground. Photo: @AZAlkmaar/Twitter

Published Aug 10, 2019

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BERLIN – Dutch top-flight football club AZ Alkmaar said on Saturday that the roof had collapsed over one of the stands at their

AFAS Stadium but no one had been hurt.

The Netherlands had been hit by high winds, though Alkmaar did not

initially cite a reason for the incident. They posted a picture on

Twitter of the roof which had fallen onto at least two blocks of

seating below.

Robert Eenhoorn, general director of Alkmaar, said the club had been

in touch with police and the cause would be investigated. It was

"lucky" nobody was in the stands at the time, he added.

"We are hugely shocked but above all happy that there was no human

cost," Eenhorn said.

Alkmaar opened the Eredivisie at home at Fortuna Sittard last weekend

and are scheduled to play away to Waalwijk on Sunday.

%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/AZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AZ pic.twitter.com/mVqBtHMu5h

— AZ (@AZAlkmaar)

They are also due to host Ukrainian side Mariupol in the second leg

of the Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday.

DPA

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