25 years since the Bradford fire

[Stumpy Tim]

Never gets the press of Hillsborough, but another avoidable catastrophe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8648794.stm

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Must have been an absolute nightmare being in the stand.

Terrible day.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I had absolutely no idea about the fire at Bradford until I (along with some friends) was shown a video of it as part of a training session to work at Wembley for some Uni beer tokens.

I couldn't believe my eyes.

For those that haven't seen it...

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RIP

Bradford City stadium fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[sir danny cullip]

God that footage is awful I didnt even KNOW about that event until I opened this thread! Looks like people did very well to escape so quickly.

 

[astevens76]

this thread is literally the first i've heard of this.
am pretty shocked to say the least.

RIP

 

[Stumpy Tim]

The fact that they were going to get rid of that wooden stand the following Monday somehow makes it worse somehow

 

[Brighton Breezy]

The old boy in that film on fire died later.

The fact exits at the back of the stand were padlocked is a disgrace.

 

[sir danny cullip]

Was it an insurance job? How did the fire start?

 

[astevens76]

How did the fire start?

a still lit fag-butt on some rubbish according to the bbc link at the top of this thread

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Was it an insurance job? How did the fire start?

Cigarette, just like the Kings Cross Fire

The fact exits at the back of the stand were padlocked is a disgrace.

That's how football fans were treated I guess. Imagine if they had had fences too... that would have killed thousands

 

[Brighton Breezy]

The fact two old fellas died in their seats is enough to bring a tear to the eye.

Others crushed trying to crall under locked turnstiles.

 

[perth seagull]

The only thing positive is that lessons have been learned. I mean really, why would a club just let garbage be left underneath a stand? Apart from obviously being a fire hazard, I am surprised people would put up with sitting on top of a pile of rubbish.

 

[Return of the Rev]

RIP

New someone who was at bradford that day,also at hillsborough what are the chances of that,strangley he was a reading fan?

 

[Dr Q]

Terrible day.
Glad to see the BBC are giving it the coverage it deserves.
Bradford, Heysel, Hillsborough, all should never have happened, imagine going to watch the team you love and not coming back

 

[Questions]

I always wonder how there were not more fatalities at football matches in the bad old days. I can remember leaving the back of the north stand at the Goldstone after a big evening game to exit the ground at the NW gates and then being crushed because no one had actually opened them. There were people in big trouble at the front as folk at the back were pushing and it was only that the gates were ripped off their hinges that saved people from serous injury at the very least that night.

RIP to all those poor poor people at Bradford that day. Those words from John Helm will never leave people who were around then.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Terrible day.
Glad to see the BBC are giving it the coverage it deserves.
Bradford, Heysel, Hillsborough, all should never have happened, imagine going to watch the team you love and not coming back

Indeed. Have just watched the footage and I must say that I had forgotten just how horrific that fire was.

Sadly it took these disasters to highlight how badly football fans were treated in those days and for the powers that be to do something about it.

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

I remember grandstand going live to bradford as the events unfolded, them Heysel was live as the disaster unfolded. Also remember a girl at Uni being incredibly excited at getting FA cup semi-final tickets in 1989 - she didn't return from that game.

At least stadia are now safe, hopefully we will never have a disaster again.

 

[seagullsoverlincoln]

I know a couple of guys who were at the game,in the Lincoln end. Both said how
unbelievable and horrific it was,both suffered nightmares for a while and one had to
receive councelling. A terrible and avoidable tragedy

 

[Stevie Boy]

this has never gotten the coverage it deserves, it was such a tradegy and i cant imagine what people went through that day, my thoughts are withthe people who lost their lives that day, would it ge the coverage if it happened in liverpool??

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

Who remembers when the South Stand at The Goldstone went up in flames? It is awful seeing the names & ages of the poor souls who lost their lives in Bradford that day. RIP