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Light Causes Fire At Stamford's Palace Theater

STAMFORD, Conn. — The Palace Theater had to be evacuated Friday night when a light set a curtain on fire, an e-mail from Jeffrey Schreider said.

This video was taken by Jeffrey Schreider at the Palace Theater Friday of a light that caught fire during a screening of Warren Miller's "Flow State." The theater was evacuated and no injuries were reported.

Photo Credit: mscfairfield courtesy of Jeffrey Schreider

The fire was put out by stage hands with a fire extinguisher, but there still was dense smoke in the theater, the e-mail said. Stamford Fire & Rescue Department also came to the theater to contain the situation, the e-mail said.

Several hundred people were there to watch Warren Miller’s “Flow State” premiere, the e-mail said.

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