British Athletics said in a statement: “The start of the 2025 Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships has been delayed by one hour, following an incident that required the evacuation of the Utilita Arena in Birmingham this morning, Saturday 22 February.
A fire has delayed the start of the British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The Utilita Arena had to be evacuated after the incident on Saturday morning, around 90 minutes before the first event was due to start.
The event is also being used as the British trials for the European Athletics Indoor Championships, which take place in the Netherlands next month.
She added a few minutes later: “The British Indoor Champs will be going ahead today after a fire in a kitchen.
