Bradford City stadium fire, 1985

Title

Bradford City stadium fire, 1985

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:16

Description

2 archive clips. On the last Saturday of the 1984-85 season, at Valley Parade, Bradford, 55 football fans died and over 200 were injured when flames burned their way along the wooden floorboards of the main stand and then engulfed the whole area. Includes live coverage from the stadium, including commentary as the fire broke out, and interviews with fans.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Sport; Fires; Association football; Football stadiums; Sports stadium disasters; Bradford City Football Club; Valley Parade football stadium

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