PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla – Winds from Hurricane Milton ripped off the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg Wednesday evening.

Tropicana Field was a staging area for hundreds of Florida National Guard soldiers and electricians before the storm.

The baseball field was equipped with camp beds in the stadium earlier this week.

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Guards at Tropicana Field were moved to Ocala on Wednesday before Hurricane Milton made landfall, according to the Florida National Guard.

A St. Pete Fire Rescue official said they have made contact with the people inside and they are all safe.

This is a development story. We will update with more information.