
A blazing fire tore through the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night, just moments before a baseball match was scheduled to begin.

The inferno broke out in the designated press area on the seventh floor of the stadium, located in the country's capital Santo Domingo, moments before the Cibao Giants and Leones del Escogido were due to play.

Reports suggest it was an electrical fire that started in one of the air conditioning units at around 6:30pm local time.

A fire broke out at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium in the capital of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday

The inferno broke out in the designated press area on the seventh floor, with reports suggesting it was an electrical fire

Firefighters could be seen tackling the blaze from pitch level with a firetruck making its way onto the playing surface to get as close as possible to affected area.

They eventually managed to put the fire out after around three hours but not after it had torn through the building, leaving obvious damage to both the interior and exterior.

Local reports suggest that no injuries have been sustained so far.

Firefighters could be seen tackling the blaze from pitch level with a firetruck making its way onto the playing surface

They eventually managed to put the fire out after around three hours but not after it had torn through the building

'The fire broke out when an air conditioner began to produce smoke, apparently because of a short circuit,' the National Baseball Commissioner, Ricky Noboa, explained according to ESPN.

'It quickly spread to other areas of the place, which is an area where there are highly flammable materials such as plastics, carpets and others.'