The Women's World Cup squad from New Zealand was temporarily evacuated from its hotel in Auckland on Saturday due to a fire, according to the team, but all players and personnel were safe.
fire was unclear what started fire, but a Fire and Emergency official told AFP that the hotel had "multiple blazes" that had now been contained.
According to the spokeswoman, some guests at the hotel were treated for smoke inhalation, but no one was badly injured.
According to a hotel employee, the top levels were impacted by smoke, but the situation was swiftly brought under control.
The fire department stated that it was not considered suspicious.
“New Zealand Football can confirm that the Football Ferns team and staff have been temporarily evacuated from the Pullman Hotel, their team base for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, due to a fire,” NZ Football said in a statement.
“All of the team and staff are safe and accounted for.”
New Zealand are co-hosting the World Cup with Australia and won the opening match of the tournament 1-0 against Norway on Thursday.