Within 5 minutes the whole of the stand was alight with several hundred supporters having to leave the stand. This footage was taken by yorkshire television of a division 4 now defunct football match between bradford city and lincoln city on may 11, 1985. Bradford city disaster transformed the game forever whatever the causes of the blaze that engulfed bradford. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. This was all somehow ignored, put off, filed as something to sort out later. Briton attacks inaccurate bbc documentary claiming his uncle started blaze man who was at fatal match that killed 56 football fans says tv show claiming uncle started blaze. Remembering bradford and the questions that still need answering. Remembering bradford and the questions that still need.
The bradford city stadium fire was the worst fire disaster in the history of english football. Over 250 other supporters from both bradford city and lincoln city were injured, many seriously. Mr bennett told officers that he tried to extinguish the fire by pouring coffee onto it but, within minutes, smoke and then flames took hold. A survivor of the bradford fire who lost three generations of his family has claimed the inferno on 11 may 1985 was one of several at businesses associated with the clubs chairman stafford. It was later established that the blaze was caused by a fan who went to put his cigarette out but dropped it between the floorboards onto a. Conflagration in london underground station killed 31 people. Find professional bradford city stadium fire videos and broll stock footage. Bradford might not be the forgotten disaster but what is often forgotten is that the club received three different warnings. Events have been held in bradford to remember 56 people who died in a fire at the valley parade football stadium 30 years ago. A special networked programme from yorkshire televisions regional news service, calendar, broadcast on the. Bradford city fire software free download bradford city.
Uk, england, yorkshire, bradford, centenary square, flowers on 1985 city fire disaster memorial. Hideous images linger after carnage of celebration day. Call us 5032340509 today and let our restoration specialist. A partial itn bulletin with carol barnes, reporting on the day after the bradford city fire. On 11 may 1985 a fire erupted in the midst of a thirddivision tie between bradford city and lincoln city at valley parade, killing 54 home supporters and two lincoln fans. A fire broke out in the stands in the middle of the match, destroying a full section of the stadium and killing 56 and injuring over.
Video bradford city fire disaster remembered 30 years on. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. You can download voice file only please, select your. Find professional bradford city stadium fire videos and broll stock footage available to licence for film, television, advertising and corporate uses. After hillsborough, the bradford city fc stadium fire was the second worst sporting tragedy in england, leaving 56 dead and at least 265 injured. This may will mark the 30 th anniversary of one of the uks worst fire disasters, when 56 people died at bradford citys football stadium. Portland restoration services ebook kennedy restoration is the leading restoration company in disaster restoration serving oregon and washington. The bradford city fire disaster occurred on saturday 11 may 1985 when a flash fire consumed one side of the valley parade football stadium in bradford, england.
The bradford city fire disaster, which killed 56 people, unfolds on may 11 1985. The bradford city stadium fire occurred during an english league third division match between bradford city and lincoln city on saturday, 11 may 1985, killing 56 spectators in the stadium and injuring at least 265 the valley parade stadium, the longestablished home to bradford city football club, in common with many other british football stadiums of the time, was known for its antiquated. The story of the bradford fire, martin fletcher described the stadium as it was in the eighties. The bradford city and hillsborough disasters football. It was the worst fire disaster in the history of british football history. The fire broke out during a football match between bradford city the home team and lincoln city, on the day that bradford city. A detailed scientific investigation into the causes of the bradford stadium disaster cast statistical doubt on the claim that it was sparked inadvertently by a match igniting debris below valley.
And so it has been that while liverpool supporters refusal to accept the received narrative of hillsborough the stadium disaster 40 miles north. The bradford city stadium fire occurred during an english league third division match. The story of the bradford fire, martin fletcher recalls in detail the events of 11 may 1985, when 56 people lost their lives in the bradford city. I am interested in showing the bradford fire video, which i originally saw when i did my first safety course about 7 years ago. View or download all content the institution has subscribed to. In the end, the bradford city stadium fire was the result of a litany of missed warnings. A special networked programme from yorkshire televisions regional news service, calendar, broadcast on the day after the valley parade fire at bradford citys. Part 2 relates the positions in which the bodies were found, their carbon monoxide concentrations, and the physical configuration of the stand to the seat of the fire.
Warning thread horrific stadium fire, 56 dead might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. On saturday 11 th may 1985 during a televised third division football match between bradford city and lincoln city a fire started within block g, underneath the wooden seating area, within the main stand of the bradford city football ground at valley parade. That day, a 12 year old gabby yorath now gabby logan witnessed first hand the worst fire disaster in the history of english football. Police identify australian man whose dropped cigarette. The memorial to those lost in the bradford city fire disaster of 1986, seen during the memorial service in 20. The untold stories of the 1985 fire that devastated valley parade thirty years after footballs forgotten tragedy, the truth of what exactly. We license premium user generated video to media publishers, producers, brands, and creatives around the world. The fire was described as the worst fire disaster in the history of british football, and the worst. Check out the great disasters podcast on facebook, twitter, and instagram let me. Those are the words of david pendleton, a survivor of the bradford city fire. Bradford city fire disaster stock photos and images 3 narrow your search. Bradford fire is the disaster that football nearly forgot. Bradford city fire disaster remembered 30 years on bbc news. Fire and explosions at a liquid petroleum gas tank farm killed 500600 people and 5,0007,000 others suffered severe burns.
Part of john underwoods report on the fire itself has been edited out. The haunting scenes from valley parade are still incomprehensible 32 years on mike walters recalls the horrific sciences at valley parade and gives thanks that we watch. Matching the right video, with the right buyers, fast. Sage knowledge the ultimate social sciences library. The fire started five minutes before halftime during the match on 11 may between bradford and lincoln city. Getty images offers exclusive rightsready and premium royaltyfree analogue, hd and 4k video that you wont find anywhere else in the world. This is a video tribute to the people who lost there lives in the bradford fire. The home secretary, theresa may, has been told that bradford city fans were wrongly held responsible for deaths in the stadium fire on 11 may 1985 which killed 56. Suppressed bradford city vally parade stadium fire tragedy.
Following threats of legal action from yorkshire television, and considerable protest from bradford city supporters groups with endorsement from the club, the footage was removed. It also will not let me download the file from youtube. A list of all wrightstyle brochures and data sheets for download. United kingdom hazard emergency risk stadium tragedy burn burning people bradford bradford city stadium fire crisis football disaster 1985. Bradford city football stand 1985 institution of fire. Bradford engine 171, engine 172, rescue 177 and rescue 178 are currently on scene of a motor vehicle crash on the main rd in bradford. Bradford city football disaster commemorated the independent. Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the worst disasters in the history of british football. The circumstances of the bradford football stadium fire have been described in part 1.
The 25th anniversary of the bradford city fire disaster, which left 56 football fans dead, will be marked today with a series of special events in the city. I have found on youtube however i cannot access youtube in work. Up to 2,000 people stood in silence today to mark the 25th anniversary of the bradford city fire disaster, which left 56 football fans dead. In early 2007, original tv news footage of the fire was illegally posted on the internet website youtube.
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