Bradford City disaster
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A view of the stadium on fire. The fire spread faster then wildfire due to the collections of trash under the stadium seating, and quickly spread to other stands.
The fire started in the main stand and quickly spread. Due to its wood and asbestos construction, and the intensity of the fire, the stand quickly collapsed (said to be within 4 minutes of the fire starting), claiming 56 lives with hundreds more injured.
The disaster led to the introduction of new legislation to increase safety in the UK's football grounds. The video of that day's events is used in fire awareness training for today's sports grounds.
External links
- Bradford City F.C. Official History Page (http://www.bradfordcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10266~91637,00.html)
- This Is Bradford: Bradford City's day of disaster (http://www.thisisbradford.co.uk/bradford__district/100_years/1985.html)
- BBC News article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/11/newsid_2523000/2523561.stm)
- 20th anniversary retrospective article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/4506597.stm)