2 Aug 2023

Spectators locked inside Eden Park as alarm goes off

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 2 August 2023

A spectator at last night's football match at Eden Park says she and others started freaking out when the stadium's fire exits locked them inside while a fire alarm was telling them to evacuate.

The false alarm started sounding during the half time break - and at least two exits on the fourth level locked shut.

Eden Park was aware of the situation as soon as it happened.

Eden Park chief executive Nick Sautner declined to come on the programme this morning. His communication team said: "We are still investigating and debriefing the incident, which we are taking extremely seriously. We would like to reiterate our apology to any fan who was distressed as a result of this incident."

Estelle was there with her husband and four children.

She spoke to Guyon Espiner.