Fire breaks out in McLaren hospitality center

McLaren’s Formula 1 hospitality center at the Circuit de Catalunya has been evacuated after a fire broke out in the morning.

McLaren have confirmed no team members were injured in the fire that broke out at their hospitality area ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Two fire personnel have been taken away to be treated for smoke inhalation, but their condition is not thought to be serious. pic.twitter.com/aPRqJ2R23k

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The fire, which begins moments before the final practice session of the week started, was quickly seen to by a fire crew at the circuit.

Mario Isola, chief of Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli and a volunteer fireman in Italy, also ran to help.

The F1 team announced: “Saturday morning we evacuated our Team Hub paddock hospitality unit after a fire alert, all people have been safely evacuated while the local fire brigade handled the situation.”

The rumors are that electrical fire between 2 floors of the building despite nothing is official yet.

The final practice session underwent without a problem as the team’s pilots Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who were evacuated from the hospitality center, drove in the session.