Fire alarm at Stockley Park sees VAR SCRAPPED in middle of Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest match as statement released

VAR was temporarily axed during Tottenham’s clash with Nottingham Forest after a fire alarm at Stockley Park.

Referee John Brooks and assistant Dan Robathan were forced to flee the officials hub at half-time.

ReutersVAR was axed mid-game due to a fire alarm at Stockley Park[/caption] GettyForest were leading Spurs 2-0[/caption]

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side went in at the break 2-0 up after goals by Elliot Anderson and Chris Wood.

And by the time the second 45 minutes begun, the refs were still unable to return to the building in West London.

A brief Premier League statement confirmed the news, which read: “The match will be operating without VAR until further notice due to a fire alarm at the VAR Hub at Stockley Park.”

Technology was out of use for around eight minutes in second-half before things returned to normal.

A second Prem tweet said “VAR is now back up and running”.

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