A fan suffered life-threatening injuries when he fell from the stands at PPG Paints Arena during Monday night's game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues , Pittsburgh Public Safety said.

The man fell from the 200 level, hitting another person in the suite level below before falling to the 100 level, Pittsburgh Public Safety said in a post on Facebook . The man who fell was taken to a hospital in Pittsburgh with life-threatening injuries, officials said.

The fall happened during the first period on Monday, and play did not stop at any point. First responders were called to the arena around 7:15 p.m., officials said.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with that person and their family. Hopefully they're OK. It feels weird talking about hockey when something like that

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