Fire breaks out at Cowboys training camp hotel in California, with no reported injuries
A fire broke out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys' team hotel in Oxnard, California, the site of the team's training camp.
There were no reported injuries from the fire.
Local media video shows smoke rising from a condominium at the Oxnard Residence Inn, where the Cowboys are staying during their roughly one-month training camp. The team was conducting a walk-through at the time of the fire and continued to practice as fire crews responded.
There is a fire at the hotel where the Cowboys stay for training camp, and firefighters are on the scene.
The Cowboys say the fire was in only one building, and that no one was hurt. The team is continuing forward with their walkthrough, as this is happening. pic.twitter.com/o1AoPpl7YX— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) August 21, 2024
Head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters after practice that nobody was injured in the fire. The Cowboys later released a statement that the fire was contained to a single room and thanked emergency responders for putting it out.
"There was a fire emergency in one of the guest rooms this afternoon at the team's hotel in Oxnard, Calif.," the statement reads. "The emergency was contained to one room, that was empty at the time, and there were no injuries. The Dallas Cowboys thank the Oxnard Fire Department and Oxnard Police Department for their quick response and reaction to the situation."
Further details about the fire weren't initially clear. Neither officials nor the Cowboys addressed the cause of the fire. It's not clear if the fire was in a room where a Cowboys player or staffer was residing.
The Cowboys traveled as a team to Oxnard on July 23 and held their first training-camp practice July 25. They'll hold their last practice in Oxnard on Thursday before traveling home to host the Los Angeles Chargers in their preseason finale Saturday.
The Cowboys will then finish preseason practices at team facilities in Frisco, Texas, ahead of their Sept. 8 regular-season opener at the Cleveland Browns.
