Luton confirm home clash against Coventry City to go ahead despite Kenilworth Road fire

Luton Town have confirmed their match against Coventry City will go ahead despite a small fire at their Kenilworth Road stadium.

A small fire had broken out in a laundry room at around 8pm last night (25/04). Crews from multiple fire stations were summoned to extinguish the blaze.

Footage of crews dealing with the blaze and closing adjacent roads had been picked up on social media.

Luton are scheduled to host Coventry in a match at 12:30pm today (26/04), but in a statement, the Championship club confirmed the fire had been dealt with by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue.

The club said, “We would like to advise supporters that following reports of an incident at Kenilworth Road this evening, there is no disruption to tomorrow’s fixture with Coventry City taking place.

“Smoke was found to be coming from a small appliance that had caught fire in the stadium’s laundry room, which was contained within that area and has been dealt with swiftly to prevent any substantial damage.

“We would like to offer a huge thank you to Beds Fire & Rescue for their quick intervention, along with club partners and staff who are also on site to help resolve the issue and ensure that everything is now safe.”

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue confirmed they had been summoned, but that their work had been successful in containing the blaze.

Their statement read, “At 8.08pm on Friday (25) crews from Luton, Stopsley, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard were called a fire in a laundry room at Luton Town Football Club.

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the fire from an aerial platform and a 9m ladder using two hose reels. A thermal imaging camera was also used to check for hotspots.

“The fire has now been extinguished.”

The match between Luton and Coventry is the Hatters’ final home game of the season. Luton host 6th place Coventry needing points in order to help themselves climb out of the Championship relegation zone, ahead of a final day trip to West Bromwich Albion next weekend.