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Bradford City fire: Thirty-six years on
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<blockquote data-quote="peekaygee73" data-source="post: 544437" data-attributes="member: 6023"><p>Today, 11th May, is the 36th anniversary of the Bradford City fire. The fire claimed 56 victims; 54 Bradford City supporters and 2 Lincoln supporters. I was 11 at the time and remember vividly seeing the coverage, then the next day hearing rumours that 2 lads from our school had died in the fire. It turned out to be true; they both died with their Dad.</p><p></p><p>As time passes there are obviously people who either haven't heard of it or know very little of it. There are two excellent documentaries which have been produced over the years; one for the 25th anniversary by Football Focus and one from BT. Both are online at:</p><p></p><p>BBC: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/547872707</p><p></p><p>BT: https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/video/clips/2015/may/one-day-in-may-the-story-of-the-bradford-city-fire</p><p></p><p>These are difficult to watch but really do cover it well. The BT documentary is presented by Gabby Logan who was there on the day.</p><p></p><p>There's also a fantastic book which covers the day, the aftermath and inquiry in detail. It's essential and sobering reading. It's called "Four Minutes to Hell" and was written by Paul Firth. Sadly Paul, a City fan, died this year but his legacy lives on through a book that's essential reading.</p><p></p><p>RIP to the 56 people who left home to watch a football match but never returned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="peekaygee73, post: 544437, member: 6023"] Today, 11th May, is the 36th anniversary of the Bradford City fire. The fire claimed 56 victims; 54 Bradford City supporters and 2 Lincoln supporters. I was 11 at the time and remember vividly seeing the coverage, then the next day hearing rumours that 2 lads from our school had died in the fire. It turned out to be true; they both died with their Dad. As time passes there are obviously people who either haven't heard of it or know very little of it. There are two excellent documentaries which have been produced over the years; one for the 25th anniversary by Football Focus and one from BT. Both are online at: BBC: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/547872707 BT: https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/video/clips/2015/may/one-day-in-may-the-story-of-the-bradford-city-fire These are difficult to watch but really do cover it well. The BT documentary is presented by Gabby Logan who was there on the day. There's also a fantastic book which covers the day, the aftermath and inquiry in detail. It's essential and sobering reading. It's called "Four Minutes to Hell" and was written by Paul Firth. Sadly Paul, a City fan, died this year but his legacy lives on through a book that's essential reading. RIP to the 56 people who left home to watch a football match but never returned. [/QUOTE]
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