Bizarre alarm interruption means mass forced evacuation of stadium
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Glasgow Warriors bounced back from their opening leg 1872 Cup defeat to Edinburgh with a commanding 17-0 victory over their Scottish rivals at Scotstoun, but only after the stadium's fire alarm caused a rather puzzling postponement.
Two minutes before the break, the alarm sounded in the Main Stand, prompting referee Mike Adamson to call a premature halt to the opening half, with Glasgow leading the game 3-0.
The capacity 7,000 spectators and all media and staff were forced to evacuate the ground as the fire services were called. Both sets of players and officials congregated in the middle of …