Players rushed off the pitch as FIRE breaks out in stadium as cup game ABANDONED with pitch engulfed in cloud of smoke

A football stadium in France has been evacuated after being engulfed in smoke by a huge fire in its spectator bar.

The match was originally suspended but later formally abandoned as players were rushed off the pitch at half-time.

Le stade de La Source évacuée suite à un incendie dans la buvette, les supporters de l’US Orléans et Valenciennes quittent le stade pic.twitter.com/pdZcgIP1BI