THE ROSE BOWL has been evacuated as massive wildfires rage on in Los Angeles.
Two people have been killed and several are injured, while more than 1,000 California structures have been destroyed by the devastating blaze.
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The flames are now creeping in on the Rose Bowl, which is one of college football’s most iconic venues that also hosted the 1994 World Cup final.
According to the Associated Press, new evacuation warnings have been issued in Pasadena and include the 90,000-capacity venue.
The same source reported at least four separate blazes are burning from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena
Thousands of firefighters are already battling the flames around the area.
The Los Angeles Fire Department put out a plea for off-duty firefighters to help.
However, weather conditions were too windy for firefighting aircrafts to fly.
This has hampered the bid to extinguish the wildfires and fire officials are hoping to get the flights up soon.
The Rose Bowl has hosted five Super Bowls – the third highest number played at a single venue.
And that is where Italy and Brazil faced off in their famous World Cup final 21 years ago.
The game ended in a goalless draw and the winner was decided in a penalty shootout.
That was when Roberto Baggio famously fired the ball over the crossbar and Brazil were declared the winners.
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