April 11 (Reuters) - The ⁠Swiss Super League match between ⁠FC Thun and FC Basel scheduled ‌for Saturday has been postponed after a fire destroyed the first-team dressing-room area at St. ​Jakob-Park, damaging kit and other ⁠equipment, Basel said.

The ⁠fire late on Friday damaged the players’ ⁠boots ‌and kit, as well as medical and technical equipment. No-one ⁠was injured and the reason for ​the fire ‌was not yet known, the club ⁠said.

It ​said the area had been sealed off, adding in a statement: “Due to the ⁠damage incurred... and the lack ​of usable match and medical equipment, FC Basel is unable to play the away ⁠match against FC Thun on Saturday."

The league had approved the postponement and a new date would be found, Basel ​said.

Basel are fourth ⁠in the standings, 18 points behind leaders ​FC Thun, who have ‌71 points from 32 ​games.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)