Searing Miami Heat Slams Brakes On Bayfront Park Fan Fest
Organizers paused entry to Miami's FIFA Fan Festival at Bayfront Park as heat‐index readings neared 110°F and Miami‐Dade Fire Rescue logged multiple heat calls.
World Cup fever hit a wall of South Florida heat on Monday, when organizers of the FIFA Fan Festival in downtown Miami temporarily stopped letting people into Bayfront Park as the temperature and humidity crept toward dangerous territory.
Fans who had already cleared security were told to find shade, drink water and cool down, while staff announced that no one else would be allowed through the gates until public safety officials gave the all clear. The move left lines stalled along the waterfront as authorities kept an eye on medical calls and temperature readings.
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