New Zealand World Cup players forced down fire exits in hotel blaze. A man was arrested and charged with burglary and arson after the incident.
New Zealand’s Women’s World Cup players were forced down fire exits during a blaze at the team hotel, defender CJ Bott said Sunday, but nobody was hurt and they are now focused on football.
The team were not thought to have been the target but the fire came two days after a deadly shooting in the city on the morning of the opening match, which the co-hosts won 1-0 against Norway. “We went down the fire exits. One was a bit smoky but the majority of us got down the other exit,” the 28-year-old said.
Bott said that by beating Norway — New Zealand’s first World Cup win at the 16th attempt – they had “set a new standard” for themselves.“You should never set yourself limits. The Norway game has set a new standard for us and we don’t go down from there.”
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