Fire at Dallas Cowboys facility in Frisco causes no structural damage
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 5, 2026, 8:16 PM
Last updated Sep 5, 2026
A fire occurred at the Dallas Cowboys practice facility at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, early Friday morning. The blaze originated in a commercial laundry machine at approximately 4:00 a.m. Facility security personnel used a fire extinguisher to contain the flames until members of the Frisco Fire Department arrived to complete the job. Officials confirmed there was no structural damage to the building or its contents. Players were away from the facility during the incident as they are currently on a scheduled three-day break. Operations are expected to resume at the site on Monday ahead of the team's regular-season opener against the New York Giants.
- •A commercial laundry machine caught fire at 4:00 a.m. Friday.
- •Frisco Fire Department reported no structural damage occurred at the facility.
- •Security personnel contained the fire with an extinguisher before emergency crews arrived.
- •The facility will host scheduled high school football games this weekend.
- •Players return to the Ford Center on Monday to begin preparing for the New York Giants.
- 8:16 PMYahoo Sports — Fire Breaks Out at Cowboys Facility for First Time in a Decade
"Early Friday morning, a fire broke out at the Dallas Cowboys‘ practice facility in Frisco, Texas. It’s the very first time an incident like this has happened at the venue since it opened nearly a decade ago. According to NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, the fire started around 4:00 a.m. inside a commercial laundry machine at […] The post Fire Breaks Out at Cowboys Facility for First Time in a Decade appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
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