Fire breaks out at Marvel Stadium

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A blaze has broken out at Marvel Stadium in Docklands.

The fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, triggered an automatic fire alarm shortly before 10am.

Crews quickly extinguished the flames, bringing the incident under control within minutes.

A power company and WorkSafe Victoria have been notified.

3AW Mornings listener John was delivering to the sporting venue when he saw firefighters and smelt smoke.

“There’s a lot of fire brigade there and people have been evacuated,” he told Tom Elliott.

“I could smell smoke.”

Press PLAY below to hear John’s call reporting the blaze