Host Scott Hanson given ‘all clear’ after alarm disrupts NFL RedZone

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The action during the Buffalo Bills-Philadelphia Eagles game must have been too hot to handle.

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There was a red alert of sorts on Sunday evening during the NFL RedZone broadcast as unflappable host Scott Hanson calmly declared during the late afternoon slate of games that the NFL Network offices in Inglewood, Calif., were being evacuated.

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“Ladies and gentlemen, this is a first in my 20-something-year broadcasting career — we have an alarm going off in the studios of NFL RedZone right now in our studios in Inglewood, Calif.,” Hanson said as an alarm went off during action between the Eagles and Bills. “We are being told we need to evacuate the building. We do not know the nature of the emergency … as it is something absolutely unprecedented for us.”

Yet Hanson, who spends his Sundays reeling off details of red-zone highlights and every touchdown from all of the afternoon NFL games, was back in the studio later after apparently getting the “all clear.” He signed off, however, before the Eagles beat Buffalo 37-34 in overtime.

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An NFL Network official told The Associated Press that there had been a false alarm at the studio. The alarm did not effect pre-game preparations for the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night clash across the street at SoFi Stadium.

RedZone fans offered kudos to Hanson for his professionalism, while also making light of the situation.

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