A fan falls from the stands at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh during the Penguins-Blues game - CBS Pittsburgh

A fan suffered life-threatening injuries after falling from the stands at PPG Paints Arena during a Pittsburgh Penguins game.

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In the night between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Saint Petersburg Public Safety, fan after fan was injured.

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

The fall happened in Monday's first period, and the play was by no means over.First responders were called to the field around 7:15 p.m., officials said.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to that person and their family. We hope they're okay. It's strange talking about hockey when something like this happens," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said after the game.

The man was assessed by first responders for a fall and refused to go to the hospital.According to the penguins, the PPG PPG paint organization said that they are "continuing to monitor the situation better."

A photo of the area Monday shows about 10,200-level seats cordoned off with yellow tape.A glass panel is also missing from the front of the section.On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Public Safety said the crash does not appear suspicious.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fall.

"We saw a bunch of people crying there ... saw him taken.""Witness debin told KDKK. "Obviously I hope he's ok."

The incident takes place on Saturday night in the scene of a worker at the Akrisri Stadium who fell 50 meters from the stadium's stadium.According to officials, the worker was seriously injured and brought to the ground, especially.

Earlier this year, Kavan Markwood fell 21 feet from his seat on the warning track at PNC Park during the Pittsburgh Pirates' game against the Chicago Cubs.Doctors said he suffered multiple injuries, including to his skull, brain, spine, ribs and lungs.But at the time, they said he was recovering ahead of schedule due to the severity of his injuries.