An on-field fire delayed the start of Sunday's game between the Colts and Titans at Nissan Stadium.
Fire at Nissan Stadium, wow pic.twitter.com/6A0DiaMaB8
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 15, 2019
The fire was reportedly caused by a pyrotechnic machine used for player introductions.
Part of the pyrotechnics equipment burst into flame shortly after the #Titans ’ entrance at Nissan Stadium. pic.twitter.com/5mlZPmOu2O
— Erik Bacharach (@ErikBacharach) September 15, 2019
Thankfully, no one appeared injured and the fire was quickly doused.
The start of today's @Titans game was delayed because a pyrotechnic feature caught fire on the field. 😵 pic.twitter.com/6b50SpAXT8
— SNF on NBC (@SNFonNBC) September 15, 2019
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Of course, plenty of fans had jokes about the fire too:
Nissan Stadium is actually on fire... #Titans just can’t have nice things pic.twitter.com/D18c3VWbil
— Buck Reising (@BuckReising) September 15, 2019
THE SPIRIT OF STEVE MCNAIR IS HERE TODAY YALL! Lit this place on fire! #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/nqaEJXkYEr
— Allie Owen (@alliejowen) September 15, 2019
Our team is ON FIRE!! 🔥 ⚔️ @Titans #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/cQOXluTcvu
— Holly Turner (@tittleturner) September 15, 2019
Nice to see the Tennessee Titans hosting the Vols on the sidelines for today’s game pic.twitter.com/Fv8IAjXHEp
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 15, 2019
How hot is it at the #Titans game? pic.twitter.com/rZ66q4GMM4
— Mickey Ryan (@MickeyRyan1045) September 15, 2019
BREAKING: The @Titans hopes and dreams of winning the AFC South go up in flames 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Xfu9EXFotr
— Blue (@blue) September 15, 2019