Fire at Westlife concert

Exclusive By Matt WestcottPOP heart-throbs Westlife raised the temperature in more ways than one tonight after part of their stage set at the MetroRadio Arena in Newcastle caught fire.The incident came part way through their Back Home gig in front of a packed audience.A spokeswoman for the Arena said the incident was dealt with quickly and the concert continued without the need for any evacuation. The fire brigade were not needed."A pyro went off and caused a small fire," the spokeswoman said. "But within 30 seconds it was extinguished by the venue's fire stewards."The incident happened around 9.30pm, 45 minutes into the concert by the Irish combo."Westlife actually mentioned it themselves while on stage to let the audience know that there was something happening," she said."We have trained fire stewards and they dealt with it quickly."The spokeswoman said the matter would be followed up later."There's always a follow-up investigation of any incident that happens at an event," she said.