Wolves to assess Molineux fire damage

The fire started in the Sir Jack Hayward Suite bar area of the Billy Wright Stand.

Wolves assess damage to the club’s hospitality facilities caused overnight by a fire at Molineux.

The club says nobody is injured or hurt in the fire, which started in the Sir Jack Hayward Suite bar area of the Billy Wright Stand. The fire service was alerted by a security team member at 1.56 am on Sunday.

Andy Howard, watch manager at Wolverhampton fire station, said: “There’s been a fire in the bar area.

“The fire was contained to the room, but the bar area and the workspace were also affected. Otherwise, it was smoke damage to the rest of the floor.”

Wolves’ next home game is against Norwich in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday, February 5.

The club’s facilities, safety and security director, Steve Sutton, said: “Thank you to the quick and excellent work of West Midlands Fire Service for their prompt assistance in tackling the flames and getting the fire under control as quickly as possible.

“It will take some days to assess the damage caused; however, it is pretty significant and will take some time to repair.

“The relevant departments will communicate any supporter packages affected for the next game over the coming days.

“The most important thing, of course, is that no one was present at the time, apart from our 24-hour security team, and no one was hurt.

“We apologise to residents in the area for the very loud alarms that went off late into the night but hoped they understand their necessity at such a critical time.”