Days after being repurposed as a base camp for first responders, Tropicana Field's roof was battered and torn off by Hurricane Milton's destructive winds Wednesday night. Hurricane Milton made ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) assured the public that there were no first responders in Tropicana Field prior to the destruction of its roof, which he said was not fit for Hurricane Milton’s weather.

Earlier this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tropicana Field would be used as a 10,000-person base camp for debris cleanup operations and first responders.

Tropicana Field, the home of MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays and a shelter for first responders ahead of the hurricane hitting land, saw its roof shredded by the destructive winds from Hurricane Milton.

The roof on Tropicana Field, which was going to be used as a base camp for first responders, was ripped off by Hurricane Milton, video shows. Go to main menu. Go to search form.

Fortunately, there are no reports of any injuries on-site at Tropicana Field. But the facility can no longer be a base camp sanctuary for first responders, or anyone else. The strong surge of ...

Tropicana Field was set to be a shelter for first responders ... Hurricane Milton landed about 70 miles south of Tampa with 100-plus MPH winds on Oct. 10 as it ripped the roof off of Tropicana ...

Tropicana Field – home of the Tampa Bay Rays – notably sustained damage. Video showed parts of the roof flying away in the strong winds as the storm started to take its toll on Tampa.

Tropicana Field’s roof was more or less completely shredded by the ... Tropicana Field was set up for linemen & first responders & tonight roof was ripped off by Hurricane Milton pic.twitter.com ...

A spokesperson for Tropicana Field confirmed in a statement to FOX 13 News that "no first responders were being staged at the Trop and the essential personnel that were there are all accounted for ...

Tropicana Field opened in 1990 and was originally built to lure a Major League Baseball team to the city. But it was actually the Tampa Bay Lightning who first played there until an arena could be ...