Bradford City Stadium Fire Anniversary

[maccavennie]

RIP to those that lost their lives.

 

[rascal]

The speed at which the fire spreads still shocks me.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

RIP,the people of Bradford have maintained such a level of dignity over those years.

 

[TippEverton]

Documentary about this on Bt at 9.30 tonight, RIP to all who lost their lives.

 

[Tramps_mate]

https://nigeladamsbookworm.wordpres...e-story-of-the-bradford-fire-martin-fletcher/
I spent 30 years in the Fire Service, the final 12 as a specialist Fire Investigator. In 1985 fire investigation in this country was in its infancy. Some would say at that time most fire investigators were not much more than dust kickers. As a discipline and science, like all areas of forensic investigations, it has come on leaps and bounds. 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.

The book also raises concerns about the speed of the Inquiry, the fact that it commenced a few weeks after the fire and lasted for only a few days; where as other Inquiry’s into similar incidents, which happened pre and post the Bradford Fire, have taken years to come to fruition and months to be heard. The fact that 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 Football Club, makes it seem more frivolous.

These days I lecture to students and professionals about fire investigation. I will recommend this book as essential reading and use it to set a project. That project will be entitled “How would you conduct this investigation if this incident happened today”. If the answer reflects the investigation which actually took place the student will fail.

Any idea what the hell the roof was made from?

1 minute until the roof caught fire, another minute until it had virtually covered the whole roof. It was the burning roof that trapped people wasn't it?

 

[Minimeister]

Any idea what the hell the roof was made from?

1 minute until the roof caught fire, another minute until it had virtually covered the whole roof. It was the burning roof that trapped people wasn't it?

Wood mate. It was the smoke that killed most people at the back of the stand as they tried to escape.

There was a nightclub fire in USA in 2003 which some bloke filmed and in about 2 minutes from a pyro being set off the flash fire happened and it killed nearly 100 people. Fascinating video to see how quick something like that takes off but most disturbing thing I've ever seen.

 

[bizzaro]

A terrible incident.

 

[bizzaro]

Any idea what the hell the roof was made from?

1 minute until the roof caught fire, another minute until it had virtually covered the whole roof. It was the burning roof that trapped people wasn't it?

Bitumen is an oil derived substance. creosote is a similar type of substance.

Wood and treated roof meand when a fire gets going it's going to combust.

 

[4737carlin]

Watched that documentary, very moving.

What the PC said at the end about fencing i hadn't thought about before, so many grounds back then were caged in, the death toll if they had a fence would of been unimaginable, very thought provoking.

 

[Donald Twain]

Wood mate. It was the smoke that killed most people at the back of the stand as they tried to escape.

There was a nightclub fire in USA in 2003 which some bloke filmed and in about 2 minutes from a pyro being set off the flash fire happened and it killed nearly 100 people. Fascinating video to see how quick something like that takes off but most disturbing thing I've ever seen.

That fire at the Station nightclub is terrible viewing.

 

[FTY]

Just watched the video now, absolutely horrific.

R.I.P to those lost

 

[Brendan Janus]

It was terrible.

I'll never sit in the Gwlady's or Bullens again !

 

[allezlesbleus]

We were at Forest the same day and in the time it took us to get out of our seats in a newly built stand the one at Valley Parade virtually disintegrated. Very scary. When things go wrong like that it is amazing how fast it can happen.