They use it in NHS training videos too - I went to a match at Valley Parade last year

and sat next to a chap who'd been in the stand that burned down. Luckily he'd been in the paddock at the front so he just went on the pitch - if he'd been further back, he might not have made it.

I told him I'd seen the footage when I worked for the NHS and we'd had fire training - he said they'd also asked him to watch it, and only excused him when he offered to point himself out on the footage. Genuinely one of the most harrowing things I've ever watched, so I can't imagine what it's like if you were actually there ...

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on May 11th 2026 at 14:38:51

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Let's give a thought to Valley Parade, the football tragedy that gets forgotten. (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 11, 13:22:29
- While I agree with your sentiment, I really don’t think it gets forgotten. (n/m) (Other Football) - Cellophane Flowers, May 11, 14:45:13
- I was a steward a few times for a boxing club BITD (Other Football) - Old Git, May 11, 13:55:54
  - They use it in NHS training videos too - I went to a match at Valley Parade last year (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 14:38:51
    - We were told that most of the deaths were people towards the back who ran (Other Football) - Old Git, May 11, 15:47:02
- Very much so. (Other Football) - Snakepit Divorceee, May 11, 13:36:21

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