The Toronto Raptors game against the visiting Indiana Pacers was suspended late in the first half due to a fire in Scotiabank Arena.
Fans were ordered to leave the building with 4:05 left in the first half, and the Raptors up 66-38.
Video showed one of the overhead speakers on fire.
A Raptors spokesperson described it as a “small electrical fire” above Section 103.
The Raptors-Pacers game has been suspended after a small electrical fire broke out in one of the speakers <br><br>Scotiabank Arena has been evacuated <a href=”https://t.co/Sju557Iqq0″>pic.twitter.com/Sju557Iqq0</a>
—@cbcsports
Several sections of fans behind one baseline were initially evacuated and
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