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"What kind of 'mechanism'?" By this date the appeal fund set up for survivors had paid out more than 4m with further payouts expected as the effects of physical and mental injury were determined. Sarah Elizabeth Turner (16) Gregg Ormondroyd, 31, grew closer to his wife Donna's carer, Anne Robinson Donna collapsed and stopped breathing two years ago and was put in a coma She was brought out of the coma later but has. The scriptwriters' hours of interviews with those caught up in the horror are distilled into the narratives of three survivors, and the casual horrors of what befell football supporters that day are all in there. The Bradford City stadium fire occurred during a Football League Third Division match on Saturday, 11 May 1985 at the Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, killing 56 spectators and injuring at least 265.The stadium was known for its antiquated design and facilities, which included the wooden roof of the main stand. Thick, black . This early part of the narrative is so readable that you wonder how Fletcher, a qualified accountant, did not wind up as a writer. The footage never gets any less shocking. Of the 56people who died in the fire,[2] 54 were Bradford supporters and two supported Lincoln. In terms of property types, flats in Ormondroyd Avenue sold for an average of 43,868 and terraced houses for 78,013. Bradford City Community Foundation is the community charity of Bradford City Football Club. Regional Scout (Midlands): Stan Martin. In 1999, ex-professional footballer, Ian Ormondroyd, was asked by the Club to lead and grow the Foundation. "[16] At the front of the stand, men threw children over the wall to help them escape. Following his own 15 year investigation Into the fire, which killed four of his family members while he escaped, former tax accountant Martin Fletcher released 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (2015). Published: 3/3/2022 2:42:05 PM. It slipped through a hole in the floorboard. Rupert Benedict Greenwood (11) Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. [27], Explaining his decision, Sir Joseph Cantley stated: "As I have already stated, the primary duty was on the Club and the functions of the County Council were supervisory and its liability is for negligent breach of a common law duty arising out of the way in which they dealt with or ignored their statutory powers. The match was recorded by Yorkshire Television for their regional edition of the ITV Sunday afternoon football show The Big Match. They are performed once every 10 years. by Pad1951 Fri May 11, 2018 9:15 am, Post 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. Bradford City Stadium Fire 56 Dead & 100's Injured. He and the children all perished, along with the boys' father. I was at a Scout camp at Bowley, we were listening to it on the radio in our tent..such a terrible tragedy. A giant Christian cross, made up of two large charred wooden members[44] that had once been part of the stand, was constructed in front of the middle of the stand and behind the pitchside speaker's platform. Bradford City Community Foundations Unheard Voices project is producing a book and 15-minute film on the residents experiences on that fateful day. Some of the local residents opened their houses so people could make phone calls, but until I arrived home my mum and my brother had no idea whether I was alive or dead.. However, when Bradford City won promotion to the highest level of English football, Division One, in 1908, club officials sanctioned an upgrade programme. There was a bit of paper on fire, but it was so small. It's why he gravitated to London and the enclosed spaces, moving to Brixton when his first base became gentrified. -- A hotel under construction in Bradford is considered a total loss after a fire overnight. RIP. RF 2FMDJ1J - Jake Trueman (6) of Castleford Tigers is tackled by Jack Ormondroyd (25) of Salford Red Devils. [11], The fire escalated very rapidly, and flames became visible; police started to evacuate the stand. The timber construction of St. Andrew's Stand, Main Stand and the roof of its popular Railway End terrace were immediately condemned as fire hazards, which saw seating capacity briefly cut to nil. The Valley Parade fire took hold, it has always been said, because a match must have been dropped into the reservoir of rubbish in the dark cavity beneath the main stand's seats. [49], Parrs Wood Press published Four Minutes to Hell: The Story of the Bradford City Fire (2005) by author Paul Firth;[50] the title refers to the estimated time it took for the stand to be completely ablaze from the first flames being spotted. The list of victims reveals the impact the disaster had on families as fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, husbands and wives went to a football game that day never to come home again. "Sometimes, it's more of a social thing than a football thing. A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres in Bradford has caused school closures and travel disruption. He returned to Bradford City as football in the community officer, and also works as a commentator and match day summariser for Bradford City games with Pulse Radio. "It seemed that this should at least have been examined," Fletcher says. One man clambered over burning seats to help a fan,[18] as did player John Hawley,[15] and one officer led fans to an exit, only to find it shut and had to turn around. Ernest Normington (74) "We did not know the fullness of what was happening but we could see some of them were struggling just to walk and to see," says Iqbal Qasim, one of those who helped. "That made me angry: that people don't know about this.". A massive fire broke out at a factory in Bradford this morning 11 Footage shows flames erupting from the factory 11 The blaze broke out in the early hours of this morning Credit: Ben. 6/22/2021 - AP "I think if we go out there and ask local people who've been in a house for 24 or 25 years, a lot of their memories will be about that. It was a disaster waiting to happen - wooden stand, no risers, smoking in the stand and the space underneath the stand full of paper - roof probably also had years of tar as waterproofing. Nellie Forster (64) He became famous for his height and build, in a similar manner to that of Peter Crouch . "I think the fire will play a big part in it. by Silkyskills1 Fri May 11, 2018 1:36 pm, Post There were no extinguishers in the stand's passageway for fear of vandalism, and one spectator ran to the clubhouse to find one but was overcome by smoke and impeded by others trying to escape. He went on to state: "In 1985 fire investigation in Britain was in its infancy and some would say at that time most fire investigators were not much more than dust-kickers. [3], At the age of 33, Ormondroyd retired from football due to arthritis in his left ankle.[4]. He had to undergo counselling and was unable to go to another game for several years. With Bantamspast having been awarded a 50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Ian says it's now just a matter of people coming forward with their Valley Parade memories. It is Mrs Ibrahim's sentiment which seems to be most prevalent in Manningham, the British Asian district bordering Valley Parade, where many locals took injured and traumatised people into their homes that day. The fans even say, 'I'm not particularly liking what I'm seeing on the field at the moment, but I enjoy the company of Billy and John'. As you said, Herts. The community, principally Bangladeshi, had no links then to the football club and many could not speak English, but they still helped. Robert Wedgeworth (72) "[33], Central to the test case were two letters sent to Bradford City's Club Secretary by the West Yorkshire Fire Brigade; the second letter dated 18 July 1984 specifically highlighted in full the improvements needed to be actioned at the ground as well as the fire risk at the main stand. Ian says that Bantamspast is about much more than just the football: "It's where people come socially. Thank you for telling this," said the woman, who was perhaps 60 or so, to one of the young people whose stage play, based on football's Bradford disaster, had just concluded on the small theatre space behind her. Bradford played its part in that. by Herts Clarets Fri May 11, 2018 12:21 pm, Post When Bradford City played Lincoln City at Valley Parade on May 11th, 1985, what should have been an afternoon of celebration quickly turned into one of the worst disasters ever seen at a British football ground. And there are also repeated references to the smell of burning plastic. "We were concerned there might be, because of the rapidity of the fire, a mechanism unknown to us." BRADFORD, N.H. (AP) An explosion and a fire at a school bus transportation company building in Bradford critically injured two people, the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's . ", Bantamspast But a minute or so later there was suddenly a bigger whoosh of smoke so they went to get a steward. Anne Robinson (pictured with Mr Ormondroyd) moved into the family home near Bradford, West Yorkshire, to care for his wife Donna. "The rumours of the fire came slowly and took hold slowly but when things became clear, I threw down my bags and ran. That stand went up so quick youd think it was made of petrol. The speed of the fire was astonishing. The files show how the possibility of arson was not even touched upon or tested. One, now re-situated to that end of the stand where the fire began, is a sculpture donated on the initial re-opening of Valley Parade in December 1986 by Sylvia Graucob, a then Jersey-based former West Yorkshire woman. 28 years today; the Bradford City fire disaster. Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS7. From the tragic fire at Valley Parade in May 1985 to the club's slide from the Premier League to administration in more recent years, people will obviously have many memories of Bradford City FC - both positive and negative. #RIP56 pic.twitter.com/w2OyUxT5as, Never forgotten #rip56 #bcafc ? Rush Gaming Limited, Level 3, 203, BMW Building, Rue DArgens, Gzira GZR 1368, Malta. 18+. Supporters searched for fire extinguishers while the Police began to evacuate the stand withflames soon spreading to the roof and across the wooden steps as timber and other materials began to fall onto the crowd. The Bradford City stadium fire was a stadium disaster that occurred during an English League Third Division fixture between Bradford City and Lincoln City on Saturday, 11 May 1985, killing 56 and injuring at least 265.. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. We couldnt run back down the tunnel. [citation needed] Spectators later spoke of initially feeling their feet becoming warmer; one of them ran to the back of the stand for a fire extinguisher but found none. I saw the footage of the disaster as part of a fire training session and at the time it had been taken off any websites etc. Many were burnt to death at the turnstiles gates, which had also been locked after the match had begun. Andrew Fletcher (11) May 11, 2019 #12 Erebus Full Member. The entrances to the stand were all at the rear and were higher than the rest of the ground. After just four minutes of the initial blaze starting the wooden stand was fully ablaze as many of the 3,000 people sitting there escaped by climbing over the perimeter fence onto the pitch the subsequent inquiry into the disaster concluded the fire spread faster than a man could run.. The fire brigade arrived at the ground four minutes after they were initially alerted. "So yes, it's right that these old questions be asked now. We are a self-funded charity, placed right at the heart of the city. [4] Football ground writer Simon Inglis had described the view from the stand as "like watching football from the cockpit of a Sopwith Camel" because of its antiquated supports and struts. We will remember them. They were immediately promoted back to the Football League in 1988, and survived for 23 years before being relegated again in 2011. Thats when I thought this is time to get out of here. There was no appetite for a re-enactment of events, such as that which Dublin embarked upon when a fire at the Stardust nightclub fire in Arcane claimed 48 lives in 1981. Two memorials now stand at Valley Parade, with another in the city centre and since that fateful day, Bradford City have played with black trim on their kit as a permanent memorial to those who lost their lives. A police officer shouted to a colleague for an extinguisher, but his call was misheard and instead the fire brigade were radioed. However, there is a lot in this book that troubles me about the science, or lack of it, used in the testing of the investigators' hypothesis as to the source of the ignition. RM 2F7YJ1C - Eccles, UK. In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, celebrate United's League Cup win by listening to Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) Led by former Leeds United and England international Trevor Cherry, the Bantams won only their third divisional title and earned a return to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1937. "[59], Raymond Falconer's reliability had previously been questioned by Daniel Taylor in The Guardian who stated that: "The Bradford Telegraph and Argus described him as a 'top detective'. Only now, in 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (Bloomsbury, 16.99) has he completed a 15-year quest to challenge history's interpretation of why the fire broke out. Like all areas of forensic investigations, it has come on leaps and bounds. [1] When the association football club was formed, the ground was changed very little and had no covered accommodation. by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 8:54 am, Post These 3 users liked this post: Silkyskills1 tim_noone bobinho, I was closely connected to Bradford City and knew people who died in the fire. Robert Ian Ormondroyd (12) Applying this 18.457% change to the original purchase price of 48,000 results in an estimated price of approximately 56,859. What started as smoke rising from a r. Please use the search above if you cannot find the record you require. "We're trying to find out why a lot of the Asian communities don't come to the ground, whether they feel they can't come to the games because they feel intimidated or whatever.". -- Eleven people were injured, including four in critical condition, when a fire broke out at an apartment building in Bradford West Gwillimbury Monday afternoon. Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. Fans in the next stand (the "Bradford End") pulled down the fence separating them from the pitch. Alexander Shaw Baines (70) On May 11th each year a memorial service is held in Bradfords Centenary square with the Lord Mayor of Bradford being joined by The Mayor and Mayoress of Lincoln to remember those who passed away in one of the most shocking tragedies ever witnessed at a British football ground. Horrendous. Burning timbers and molten materials fell from the roof onto the crowd and seating below, and dense black smoke enveloped a passageway behind the stand, where many spectators were trying to escape. Those lucky enough to escape, including players from both sides, took refuge in a pub across the road from the ground as friends and family members desperately tried to find their loved ones in the chaos. From the tragic fire at Valley Parade in May 1985 to the club's slide from the Premier League to administration in more recent years, people will obviously have many memories of Bradford City FC - both positive and negative. After its renovation in 1990 they named the home end of their ground the 'Stacey-West Stand', in honour of Bill Stacey and Jim West, the two Lincoln City supporters who were amongst the 56 to die at Bradford. Peter Greenwood (46) 56 football fans went to watch a match at the Valley Parade football Ground this day 27 years ago, and didn't come back. Watching it I asked myself why people didn't use the rear exits and what those late people were doing all that time, apparently the rear exits were boarded or padlocked. He was actually one of the detectives involved in one of the gravest miscarriages of justices in the country, the murder of Carol Wilkinson in Bradford, where someone was locked up for 20 years for a murder he didn't commit."[60]. I walked past a public telephone outside the ground and there were queues of people waiting to ring home. People know me here. by bfcmik Fri May 11, 2018 11:05 am, Post Edmond Fletcher (63) ANDERTON, Edmund, 68, Bingley Regional Scout (North): Ray Mathias. Learn more about merges. by groove Fri May 11, 2018 10:48 pm, Post The foundation is funding the project through a 40,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. -- A brush fire burning Monday morning on the peat wetlands of Bradford Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta has charred 212 acres and prompted some . Never seen the death roll that's horrendous the Ormondroyd family looks like Father and . Superbly handcrafted and hand-painted for incredible detailing, this masterpiece features fully sculpted figures of a firefighter, police officer, and EMT gleaming with a hand-applied metallic bronze finish. The main stand at Bradford was not surrounded by fencing, and therefore most of the spectators in it could escape onto the pitch if they had been penned in then the death toll would inevitably have been in the hundreds if not the thousands. Or for a full-blown 91-day inquiry like the one which investigated the 1987 fire at London's King's Cross St Pancras Tube station, though Bradford claimed twice as many lives. A total of 56 fans died in the fire on May 11, 1985, in a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City, with around 265 more injured. by ClaretMoffitt Fri May 11, 2018 9:08 am, Post Instead, there is nothing. Helm later described the start of the fire in an interview to the Express newspaper: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, [A] man over from Australia visiting his son got two tickets to the game. 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