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The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal crowd crush at a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. It occurred during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the two standing-only central pens within the Leppings Lane stand allocated to Liverpool supporters.
The Burnden Park disaster was a crowd crush that occurred on 9 March 1946 at Burnden Park football stadium, then the home of Bolton Wanderers. The crush resulted in the deaths of 33 people and injuries to hundreds of Bolton fans. [1] It was the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history until the Ibrox Park disaster in 1971.
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Football season may be in full swing, but federal emergency planners have designated another purpose for NFL stadiums -- as disaster recovery centers. Four stadiums in disaster-prone regions ...
The Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Inquiry report is the report of an inquiry which was overseen by Lord Justice Taylor, into the causes of the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989, as a result of which, at the time of the report, 95 Liverpool fans had died (a 96th fan died in 1993, and 97th in 2021 [1]).
Burnden Park was the home of English football club Bolton Wanderers, who played home games there between 1895 and 1997. As well as hosting the 1901 FA Cup final replay, in 1946 it was the scene of one of the worst disasters in English football. The stadium was depicted in a 1953 painting by L. S. Lowry, Going to the Match.
For a stadium venue to be designated as an emergency location, the site must be centrally located in its area, near major roadways and hospitals, and must be compliant with the Americans with ...
Some NFL stadiums will double as emergency response hubs during hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. These NFL stadiums will soon moonlight as emergency shelters during disasters Skip to main content