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One of the Worst Disasters In British Football History : The 1985 Bradford City Stadium Fire (2021x12)

Air date: May 22, 2021

The 1985 Bradford City A.F.C stadium fire is regarded as one of the worst disasters in the history of British football. What started as smoke rising from a rickety wooden stand quickly progressed to raging, all consuming blaze. In the space of 4 minutes the wooden stand at Valley Parade was totally destroyed and when the dust had settled, 56 people had lost their lives. The entire incident took place during a match that was being televised with the footage captured still being used to this day in lessons about fire safety to demonstrate how quickly a blaze can take hold and wreak havoc.