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06/20 16:27 CDT Fans told to shelter in place after Netherlands' 5-1 win over
Sweden in Houston due to lightning
Fans told to shelter in place after Netherlands' 5-1 win over Sweden in Houston
due to lightning
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Spectators at Saturday's Netherlands-Sweden World Cup game
were told to shelter in place at the end of the contest because of lightning in
the area.
Shortly after the final whistle blew for the Netherlands' 5-1 win, an
announcement was made and a warning was posted on the giant video boards at
both ends of the stadium.
Stadium officials weren't physically stopping fans from exiting, but urged them
to stay inside the stadium for about 30 minutes after the match ended as rain
swept through the area. An email to FIFA requesting the exact time that the
shelter in place was lifted was not immediately answered.
The crowd of 68,777, which was overwhelmingly pro-Netherlands, danced and
cheered as music played while waiting for the all-clear to exit Houston Stadium
-- FIFA's name for the stadium that is home to the Houston Texans and known to
NFL fans as NRG Stadium.
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