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| Ricoh Arena fire fear sparked by Muse concert rehearsals | Ricoh Arena fire fear sparked by Muse concert rehearsals |
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| A photograph of Coventry's Ricoh Arena seemingly on fire sparked alarm on social media that the stadium was burning down. | A photograph of Coventry's Ricoh Arena seemingly on fire sparked alarm on social media that the stadium was burning down. |
| The picture, tweeted on Monday, actually shows part of a pyrotechnic display being rehearsed ahead of Muse's rock concert at the venue on Wednesday. | The picture, tweeted on Monday, actually shows part of a pyrotechnic display being rehearsed ahead of Muse's rock concert at the venue on Wednesday. |
| Football pundit Robbie Savage was among the Twitter users to make the mistake, saying: "Terrible scenes". | |
| No emergency calls were made, the fire service said. | No emergency calls were made, the fire service said. |
| The picture was posted by Kate Mulgrew shortly after 21:00 BST as part of a tweet which read: "Oooh fire at the Ricoh." | The picture was posted by Kate Mulgrew shortly after 21:00 BST as part of a tweet which read: "Oooh fire at the Ricoh." |
| It was retweeted more than 400 times. | It was retweeted more than 400 times. |
| When the cause of the flames came to light Ms Mulgrew responded by tweeting: "Woah I meant ooh fire not 'the ricohs on fire' too funny." | When the cause of the flames came to light Ms Mulgrew responded by tweeting: "Woah I meant ooh fire not 'the ricohs on fire' too funny." |
| Muse band member Matt Bellamy also commented on the fireworks and tweeted: "We fired up the power station tonight. It nearly blew up Coventry! :)" | Muse band member Matt Bellamy also commented on the fireworks and tweeted: "We fired up the power station tonight. It nearly blew up Coventry! :)" |
| A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said they had been alerted to the alarm on Twitter by a member of the media. | A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said they had been alerted to the alarm on Twitter by a member of the media. |
| 'It went ballistic' | 'It went ballistic' |
| Liz Cooper, marketing director from Ricoh Arena, said she understood why people thought the stadium was on fire. | Liz Cooper, marketing director from Ricoh Arena, said she understood why people thought the stadium was on fire. |
| She said: "It was quite concerning to be fair. | She said: "It was quite concerning to be fair. |
| "My first thoughts were obviously the residents around the Ricoh so we got a message on to Twitter, but within 10 minutes, with the power of social media, it just went ballistic. | "My first thoughts were obviously the residents around the Ricoh so we got a message on to Twitter, but within 10 minutes, with the power of social media, it just went ballistic. |
| "Everybody phoned, everybody was concerned. | "Everybody phoned, everybody was concerned. |
| "Muse have got a very elaborate production set and they've got chimneys on stage. | "Muse have got a very elaborate production set and they've got chimneys on stage. |
| "They've been rehearsing all weekend and last night it was all of the other bits other than the music and the pyrotechnics play quite a big part." | "They've been rehearsing all weekend and last night it was all of the other bits other than the music and the pyrotechnics play quite a big part." |