Valley Parade during the early 1990s, after it had been redeveloped following the fire. BurningMan.NYC will announce the dates and process for the 2023 grant cycle on this site & all BurningMan.NYC social channels in early Spring. Original television coverage of the fire, as caught by cameras covering the match. By the time the fire brigade arrived they were faced with huge flames and dense smoke. BBC News - Bradford fire 'will live with me forever' The blame was through neglect, they didn't have the money to maintain the stand. "I've always loved art but I owned businesses in construction so I've never had the time or a chance to follow it up," he says. Police officers also assisted in the rescue attempts. The wooden roof that burned was scheduled to be replaced by a steel roof later that same . The stadium was known for its antiquated design and facilities, which included the wooden roof of the main stand. I rolled over on my head, jumped up and ran off.". Some people seem to have run back up the slope, thinking that they could get back through the turnstiles, and were burned alive. Bradford fire 11.5.1985.mpg - video Dailymotion Yet many of those with terrible memories of the tragedy also take heart in the compassion born out of the devastation. Disaster struck at 3.43 pm. "Then we ran out in our tracksuits each holding a massive card with a letter. [2] The main stand was described as a "mammoth structure", but was unusual for its time because of its place on the side of a hill. "Many people still don't want to talk about the disaster. They wouldn't let us because then people would get in the way of fire engines, ambulances and police trying to get in. In the panic that ensued, fleeing crowds escaped on to the pitch but others at the back of the stand tried to break down locked exit doors to escape. The match, Bradford against Lincoln, was to have been a joyous climax to the club winning the Third Division championship and being promoted to the Second Division. The fact the inquiry also embraced the investigation into another incident which happened on the same day, a riot in which a young boy died at Birmingham City, makes it seem more frivolous. It remains to be seen whether a new investigation will take place. The fire happened during a football match. I'd seen the film on the Saturday but the bleakness of the stadium burnt out, and the gloom that afflicted everybody, was dreadful. 1908 - Collinwood school fire, in Collinwood, Ohio (soon absorbed by Cleveland ), on March 4, killed 175. 48,785 Location Lake Jonathan Creek The footage never gets any less shocking. I was there in hospital for eight weeks - it felt like a lifetime. ", There has always been a close bond between the club and its supporters since the fire, he adds. The Bradford way was keep it to ourselves - it worked collectively that we did that. Police removed the last body from the ground at 4 am yesterday, working under arc lights. Bradford City Fire disaster: 36 years on the city's pioneering burns
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