Bradford soccer club remembers fire victims

Families of the 56 football fans who died in the Bradford fire have said the service to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy was “humbling”.

More than 1,000 people gathered in the sunshine in Bradford’s Centenary Square to remember those who died and the hundreds who were injured when fire destoyed the main stand at the Valley Parade ground on May 11, 1985.

Many of the fans who gathered wore Bradford City’s distinctive claret and amber colours as they listened while the 56 names were read out to the tolling of the bell in the City Hall clock.