Episode 42: The Bradford City stadium fire

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🗓️ 27 July 2017

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Most of us have been to a sporting event at one time or another in our lives. In this day and age, we can spot the safety improvements which have been added the stadiums and arenas due to tragedies which struck in the past: fire doors with lit EXIT signs overhead; stadiums made of concrete, steel, and plastic rather than wood; sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers in multiple locations. One of the tragedies which led to more thorough precautions being taken in stadiums in Great Britain started with a dropped cigarette during a football match and ended with 56 dead.

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1:01.8	Second, I would just like to say a sad goodbye to Chester Bennington, the lead singer of Lincoln
1:07.2	Park, who we lost to depression on July 20th.
1:15.3	I couldn't tell you how many times I listened to hybrid theory on a loop back when it came out,
1:20.0	and like a lot of people, I never knew what Chester Bennington was going through behind the scenes.
1:21.5	Rest in peace, Chester.
1:27.8	And finally for this episode, as in the Hillsborough episode, when I say football, I mean soccer.
1:32.2	Thanks for listening, guys, and welcome to disaster area.
1:43.1	Episode 42, the Bradford City Stadium Fire.
1:49.7	May 11, 1985, Fifty-six deceased, 265 injured.
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