Formula E paddock evacuated as a fire breaks out during test day
A fire broke out in the pit lane / garages here in Valencia. Had to evacuate from the building in the middle of the press conference.
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Everyone seems to be ok - the fire engines are in attendan𒉰ce. Not sure if any more running will be done ꦚtoday
The incident occurred on Tuesday in 🐟Valencia, on the first day of preseason testing for the FIA’s electric racing series.
A statement read: “In a break between practice sessions, a fire wa🍸s detected in the pitlane and garage area which has been contained.
"T﷽he on-track Incident Response team acted immediat⛎ely to contain the incident while the main pit building and garages were quickly evacuated.
"One person has been assessed by me🎃dics and has been transported to hospital for p𓆏recautionary checks.
"Formula E, the FIA and local 🧜fire authorities are investigating the cause and will provide a further update in due course."
The fire started after the morning session. An afternoon session was♏ cancelled as a r♎esult of the fire.
Nyck de Vries, who lost✅ his AlphaTauri F1 drive earlier this year to Daniel Ricciardo, ꦗis driving in Valencia today having joined Mahindra in the Formula E championship.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for 🅷a decade covering everything from Ameওrican sports, to football, to F1.
