Today in history: What happened on this day - May 11

1 of 6 Attribution: Sports Ground Safety Authority

Fifty-six people were killed when a fire broke out at an English football match on May 11, 1985.

The rickety wooden stadium at Bradford in West Yorkshire was 99 years old and well-overdue for an overhaul.

Underneath the main stand, a massive pile of rubbish had accumulated.

The fire was started for the most banal of reasons. An Australian visitor dropped a cigarette to the floor with the intention of stamping out the flame.

But instead, the cigarette dropped right through the floorboards into a massive pile of paper waste.

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