'Fire near baseball stadium' Suwon KT-Lotte game suspended for 23 minutes due to smoke infiltration [Suwon]

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Smoke unexpectedly entered the baseball stadium, causing the game to be suspended.

During the KT Wiz-Lotte Giants game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 6th, smoke suddenly poured in from near the right-field area in the top of the 7th inning. Lotte was leading 6-1 with no outs and runners on second base. KT pitcher Joo Gwon was about to throw his third pitch with a 1-1 count against Lotte batter Na Seung-yeop.

Due to the smoke reducing visibility, the game was temporarily suspended, and the scoreboard displayed the message: "A fire at the waste incineration facility outside the stadium is currently being extinguished." In response, the umpires ordered all players from both teams on the field to retreat to the dugouts. Shortly afterward, the scoreboard updated with the message: "The fire outside the stadium has been extinguished. We will take immediate measures to clear the smoke and other hazards."

Even after the fire was extinguished, the game had to wait for the remaining smoke to dissipate from the stadium. The game, which had been suspended since 8:22 p.m., resumed 23 minutes later at 8:45 p.m. KT later clarified that the fire occurred not at a waste incineration facility but at a waste dump.

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