{"id":242811,"date":"2025-05-11T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/40-years-on-from-bradford-city-stadium-fire-which-killed-56-people-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T08:00:05","slug":"40-years-on-from-bradford-city-stadium-fire-which-killed-56-people-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/40-years-on-from-bradford-city-stadium-fire-which-killed-56-people-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"40 years on from Bradford City stadium fire which killed 56 people | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dcmFEDGn1WE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"40 years on from Bradford City stadium fire which killed 56 people | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dcmFEDGn1WE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>On Saturday 11 May 1985 56 Bradford City supporters died in a fire at Valley Parade stadium.<br \/>\nThe day began with celebrations- Bradford City had won the Third Division Championship and 11,000 people were inside the stadium to watch Captain Peter Jackson lift the trophy. The match was between Bradford City and Lincoln City, but before half time, ITV commentator John Helm spotted a fire in one of the stands. Within five minutes the fire had engulfed the whole stand. Forty years later, ITV News spoke to relatives who lost loved ones in a tragedy which resulted in the deaths of 56 men, women and children.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 11 May 1985 56 Bradford City supporters died in a fire at Valley Parade stadium. 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