Remembering the Bradford City fire

The blaze that engulfed an antiquated wooden stand at the Valley Parade ground on 11 May, 1985 claimed 56 lives and injured more than 200 people.

It is thought the fire - during a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City - was caused when a match or cigarette stub in a polystyrene cup was accidentally dropped on to rubbish underneath the terraces.

Here is the story of what happened, using archive reports from BBC Radio and match commentary from Pennine Radio.

Images courtesy PA, Getty Images and Rex Features.
Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 11 May 2010.

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