{"id":124,"date":"2026-07-05T12:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=124"},"modified":"2026-07-05T12:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:44:15","slug":"fans-scram-fireworks-head-into-the-stands-at-bmo-stadium-after-angel-city-fc-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=124","title":{"rendered":"Fans scram: Fireworks head into the stands at BMO stadium after Angel City FC match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>A post-game fireworks show went awry at BMO Stadium on Friday night, when fireworks set off on the playing pitch sent flares streaming into the stands, forcing fans to scatter to safety. <\/p>\n<p>Angel City FC played the Orlando Pride at BMO Stadium, coming back from a month-long break to <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/angelcity.com\/acfc-post\/acfc-defeats-orlando-pride-in-first-contest-after-break\" target=\"_blank\">win the match 2-0<\/a>. But it was the promised post-game fireworks celebration that made the biggest splash. <\/p>\n<p>Videos of the pyrotechnics display show the pitch filling with tall showers of sparks and dense smoke as dozens of fireworks launched upward. 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She said she took out her phone and started recording after the first errant missile from the fusillade sped directly toward the Angel City team bench. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my god!\u201d a woman\u2019s voice on Greenhut\u2019s video screams as at least two fireworks launched into the stands nearby, sending fans scrambling to get clear. Two more fireworks bounded across the field and into the stands. Off-camera, a man says, \u201cEverybody\u2019s running!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the soccer club said the organization had no information \u201cof any serious injury\u201d from the wayward pyrotechnics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA third party vendor was hired to facilitate the pyrotechnics,\u201d said Stephanie Rudnick, head of communications for the Angel City Football Club, from her home in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA fireworks malfunction did occur during last night\u2019s post-match celebration at Angel City FC\u2019s game vs. Orlando at BMO Stadium,\u201d the team said in a statement to The Times. \u201cOur medical and safety teams were on site and ready to respond. Stadium operations confirmed the venue was secure and guests, staff, players, and crew were able to depart safely. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working closely with our pyrotechnics vendor to review the incident and evaluating appropriate next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greenhut was nonplussed about the post-match mayhem. 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