One of the Worst Disasters In British Football History : The 1985 Bradford City Stadium Fire

The 1985 Bradford City stadium fire is regarded as one of the worst disasters in the history of British football. What started as smoke rising from a rickety wooden stand quickly progressed to raging, all consuming blaze. In the space of 4 minutes the wooden stand at Valley Parade was totally destroyed and when the dust had settled, 56 people had lost their lives. The entire incident took place during a match that was being televised with the footage captured still being used to this day in lessons about fire safety to demonstrate how quickly a blaze can take hold and wreak havoc.