Storied Badminton Hall destroyed by fire in Copenhagen

By
Raphaël Sachetat
– September 29, 2011Posted in: news
The storied KB Hallen, one of the most prestigious sports halls in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen has been partially destroyed by fire this Wednesday just hours before a sex trade show […]

The storied KB Hallen, one of the most prestigious sports halls in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen has been partially destroyed by fire this Wednesday just hours before a sex trade show was about to begin.

“It has been a very violent fire,” said Lars Rosenwanger, spokesman for the firefighters to Associated Press. “Everything inside the arena had been destroyed by the blaze. All that’s left is the concrete construction.”

The arena had seen some of badminton’s greatest events in the Danish capital, such as the Danish league finals on top of former major badminton international events. This could be a major blow to Danish bid for the World Championships in 2013 or 2014 if this hall was set to be the home of the event.

Here are some images of the KB Hallen during the last Danish Interclubs finals

Raphaël Sachetat

About Raphaël Sachetat

Raphael is the Chief Editor of Badzine International. He is the founder of the website together with Jean François Chauveau. After many years writing for the BWF and many publications around the world about badminton, he now leads a team of young and dynamic writers for Badzine.