With the World Cup now over and Spain the winner, we thought it may be interesting to highlight a soccer-related fire incident that occurred nearly 25 years ago.

The Bradford City Fire Disaster occurred on Saturday, May 11, 1985 when a flash fire consumed one side of the Valley Parade football stadium in Bradford, England.

The fire broke out during a football match between Bradford City (the home team) and Lincoln City, on the day that Bradford City were supposed to have celebrated their winning the Football League Third Division trophy. A total of 56 people died and more than 265 others were injured. The suggested cause of fire was a smoke bomb lit by rowdy fans to throw at the rival team. It took just 4 minutes to spread.

This is raw footage from the Bradford football disaster.

Warning: this video is raw and graphic at times.

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