Symbolism was heavy that night at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Skip to main content FIFA Club World Cup 2025 United ... The day their stadium caught fire in 1993, the Braves did, too.

A fire that destroyed five suites at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium raised troubling questions Wednesday about safety precautions at the ballpark, home of the Atlanta Braves.

Everyone expected Fred McGriff to spark the Atlanta Braves’ offense. But nobody expected that in McGriff’s first game the spark would be located in a luxury box at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Fire rips through luxury suites and part of the press box at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, before the 20 July 1993 game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals.