Cigarette smoking was also banned at all grounds with wooden stands. This included the banning of new wooden grandstands at all sports venues in the UK.Īll existing grandstands deemed fire risks were faced with immediate closure. An inquiry launched in the aftermath of the disaster led to legislation to improve safety at football grounds. People ran onto the pitch with their clothes on fire while others were trapped at the back of the stand where they had gone to try to escape through the turnstiles.īy the time the fire brigade arrived they were faced with huge flames and dense smoke. Radiated heat from the burning roof of the stand set fire to the clothing of fans trapped underneath. Owing to windy conditions, less than four minutes later the entire wooden stand was engulfed in smoke and fire.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 pile of rubbish that had been building up below.The fire started five minutes before half-time during the match on 11 May between Bradford and Lincoln City. What caused the fire at Bradford football ground?Īfter Hillsborough, the Bradford City FC stadium fire was the second worst sporting tragedy in England, leaving 56 dead and at least 265 injured. Mr Sparks said he was “disgusted and deeply saddened” to see the sculpture being desecrated and appealed for anyone with information to contact police.įollow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Last week, the club condemned vandals for defacing the memorial. ” He invited everyone to “come together” in paying tribute to the victims. ” Bradford City’s chief executive, Ryan Sparks, said: “After the past couple of years we have had, in holding digital services in conjunction with Bradford Metropolitan District Council as a result of the ongoing pandemic, it is hugely important for us to be able to pay our respects to those who sadly lost their lives, and the families which remain affected by the tragedy to this day, in the most fitting way possible. “This year will be even more poignant as we can come together in person to remember. Lord mayor of Bradford Shabir Hussain said: “It is important to the city and district that we take time to remember those who were affected and those who continue to be affected by the tragic events on. The service at the memorial sculpture in Centenary Square is due to start at 11:00 BST, the council said.Īmong those expected to attend include representatives from both clubs as well as family and friends of the victims. Remembrance events were moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Bantams were playing Lincoln City at Valley Parade when the blaze killed 54 Bradford fans and two Lincoln supporters on. Image source, Bradford City Image caption, The memorial service was moved online during the pandemic but flowers were laid at the sculpture in Centenary Square A memorial service to remember 56 football fans who died in the Bradford City fire is due to be held in person for the first time in three years. The fire was described as the worst fire disaster in the history of British football, and the worst football related disaster since 66 spectators died at Ibrox in 1971. Half of those who died were either aged under 20 or over 70, and the oldest victim was the club’s former chairman, Sam Firth, aged 86. People smothered him to extinguish the flames, but he later died of his injuries in hospital.One retired mill worker made his way to the pitch, but was walking about on fire from head to foot.Some had been crushed as they tried to crawl under turnstiles to escape.They included three who tried to escape through the toilets, 27 who were found by exit K and turnstiles 6 to 9 at the rear centre of the stand, and two elderly people who had died in their seats. Victims and injured – Of the 56 people who died in the fire, 54 were Bradford supporters and two supported Lincoln. 4.1.1 Why did Bradford City need an extension to the fire Act?.
4.1 Did the Bradford City fire start by a cigarette?.4.0.2 Why didn’t Bradford City have a designated stadium in 1985?.4.0.1 What happened at the Bradford City stadium fire?.4 Where was the football fire disaster?.3 Who dropped the cigarette at Bradford?.2.2 What caused the fire at Mile High stadium?.2.1.3 Where was the fire in Bradford today?.2.1.1 Who did Bradford City play on the day of the fire?.2.1 What caused the fire at Bradford football ground?.2 How many died in Bradford stadium fire?.1 Did the man on fire at Bradford survive?.
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