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Title: 40 years since the Bradford FC fire
Post by: STEMO on 09 May 2025, 18:11:09

Just watching it on local tv, god it was awful. It took hold in minutes.

Title: Re: 40 years since the Bradford FC fire
Post by: ronnyd on 09 May 2025, 18:37:01

Yes, all those years of rubbish and  detritus building up under the wooden stand over the years was a tragedy waiting to happen. Pity inspections were so slapdash then,  those poor souls would have had longer lives.

Title: Re: 40 years since the Bradford FC fire
Post by: Rangie on 09 May 2025, 19:03:26

Just seen it on the news, what an awful way to die the fire looks terrifying.

Title: Re: 40 years since the Bradford FC fire
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 09 May 2025, 19:41:37

Remember it like it was yesterday. It was horrific.
Hard to believe it was 40 years ago.

Title: Re: 40 years since the Bradford FC fire
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 09 May 2025, 21:27:09

Tragic, and then there was Hillsborough not long after.  :(

Title: Re: 40 years since the Bradford FC fire
Post by: STEMO on 09 May 2025, 21:48:57

I remember staring at the telly in disbelief as a man stood there with his hair on fire. He was totally confused as to what to do, everything around him in flames. I don't know what happened to him, but I really hope he made it out.

In those days, the cameras didn't 'cut away'.

Title: Re: 40 years since the Bradford FC fire
Post by: ronnyd on 10 May 2025, 14:08:33

I remember the ITV commentator, John Helm, saying at first there was a small fire at the back of the stand. Then within minutes the whole stand was ablaze, with blazing bits of it raining down on people running from it.