Bits of my arms, bits of my legs, part of my face, part of my scalp. "I'm taking the opportunity to lay out the facts that were not laid out in 1985 at the time of the inquiry or the inquests. On 11 May 1985 a fire erupted in the midst of a third-division tie between Bradford City and Lincoln City at Valley Parade, killing 54 home supporters and two Lincoln fans. The stadium was known for its antiquated design and facilities, which included the wooden roof of the main stand. We were given the trophy before the game in front of the supporters and had to do a lap of honour. Part of the service was also held in Urdu and Punjabi as a sign of appreciation to the local ethnically Asian Subcontinental community in Manningham, Bradford and around Valley Parade who had opened their homes to Bradford City supporters to provide assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. 1908 - Rhoads Opera House fire, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, killed 170. The Bradford Disaster Appeal fund, set up within 48hours of the disaster, eventually raised over 3.5million (11.3million today). The main stand at Valley Parade burned down after what was thought to be a dropped cigarette led to flames which engulfed the entire wooden structure. People had walked through turnstiles and along a wooden corridor before descending the steps into their seats. "Could any man really be as unlucky as Heginbotham had been?" All that was left of the main stand were rows of bare steel and stone, with blackened timbers hanging from the few remaining roof supports. 1908 - Collinwood school fire, in Collinwood, Ohio (soon absorbed by Cleveland ), on March 4, killed 175. Each year Lincoln send representatives to the annual memorial service in Bradford city centre and between 2007 and 2009, were managed by Bradford's captain that day, Peter Jackson. Bradford fire 11.5.1985.mpg - video Dailymotion Now they will begin another inquiry, into the cause of the Bradford fire. Luckily, his father arrived home shortly after he did, but 30 years on, he still remembers the young woman who served him a Mars Bar and his father a coffee, who never made it out of the stadium.

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