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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato
Holy crap, Sundae. I can't believe how fast that went up. I suspect a lot of the deaths were due to the fact that the spectators didn't believe it was going to go like that either. Look at how many hang around their seats until they're in serious danger.
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Glad you found that Pete, YouTube often removes it on request as it's considered to be offensive to the families of those who died. I don't think it is. If someone gets their kicks out of watching people die there are far better places to find images on the internet.
I hadn't seen it for a while and it shocked me all over again.
That and Hillsborough in 1989 (not a fire, but an appalling crush in which 96 football fans died) saw the end of the terraces. Seating only stands were apparently going to kill off live football. Didn't happen. Instead less killing of fans.
Hillsborough in case you're interested. Again, it's horrible.
When I saw the picture on the front page of my colleague's paper the next day I went into the Ladies to be sick. It was knowing that the photo probably showed people already dead ( as they were pressed up against the barrier) or about to die. And also that someone had stood there and taken the photo.
Sorry for being so depressing!