![]() ![]() I live in Bradford and coinidencly live next to a Man whos wife died in or after the fire. "56: The Story of the Bradford Fire" is published tomorrow by Bloomsbury and is available from £16. Horrible Video, Especially the last few minutes I hope the man survives."This is the story – thirty years on – of the disaster football has never properly acknowledged." Tuesday, Oct 4th 2022 Bradford City fire documentary on BBC reveals identity of man who police claim dropped cigarette that started the blaze Fire in Valley Parade's Main Stand killed 56 fans on. "This book tells the gripping, extraordinary in-depth story of a boy's unthinkable loss following a spring afternoon at a football match, of how fifty-six people could die at a game, and of the truths he unearthed as an adult. "In later years, Martin devoted himself to extensively investigating how the disaster was caused, its culture of institutional neglect and the government's general indifference towards football fans' safety at the time. "Martin was the only one of them to survive the fire – the biggest loss suffered by a single family in any British football disaster. Those who rescued people were themselves burned in the process. The description continues: "Twelve-year-old Martin Fletcher was at Valley Parade that day, celebrating Bradford's promotion to the second flight, with his dad, brother, uncle and grandfather. The man we see at 7:50 walking out onto the pitch on fire was a retired mill worker. ![]() Destructive Blaze: The then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited the ground after the blaze (Image: Mirrorpix) ![]()
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