The iconic Superdome survived Hurricane Ida mostly intact, but the thing about surviving disaster is that there are still plenty of things in regular ol' life that can go wrong.
Like the roof catching fire on a random Tuesday. Kelsey Davis of the Fox affiliate in New Orleans captured video -- well, video of the video -- of the blaze. As you can see, the fire is contained to one panel of the roof but is still blazing with plenty of black smoke billowing into the air.
The cause of the blaze, as well as any damage therein, were unknown as of press time.
Ida has chased the Saints to TCU's campus in Fort Worth for practices. The club's first scheduled home game was played in Jacksonville; their next schedule home game, Oct. 3 vs. the Giants, is scheduled to be played in New Orleans. We'll have to wait and see if Tuesday's fire affects the team's scheduled return.
Update: We have a cause of the fire.
Doug Thornton, the VP of stadiums for ASM Global which manages the Superdome, tells me via text that the fire at the stadium started “in the gutter tub” on the roof while workers were there pressure washing it and “is under control.” NOFD is on the scene.
— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) September 21, 2021
Here’s a closeup of the @NOLAFireDept working a fire on the @CaesarsDome roof this afternoon. The fire is now under control. One patient transported with minor burns. 🚒🧯👨🚒 pic.twitter.com/qundJjqDaY
— NOLA Ready (@nolaready) September 21, 2021