1/12/2023 0 Comments Bradford city fire man on fire![]() Investigators reconstructed the seating area at a police station to work out where each spectator was sitting, and found that Mr Bennett, who was aged around 65 at the time, and Mr Brownlie were situated near the source of the blaze. The documentary, to be aired tonight, will show how an off-duty police officer, who had been at the game, had been able to take photographs that pinpointed the place in the stand where the fire started.Ī BBC spokesperson said Mr Brownlie had declined to be interviewed for the documentary but his family’s views were reflected in the programme. Mr Brownlie, who moved to Australia 50 years ago and now lives in Adelaide, said that Mr Bennett emigrated in 1970 and lived in Australia until his death around 12 years ago. ![]() He blamed the accident on stadium authorities who had piled up flammable rubbish underneath the stands, adding that he had refused to participate in the BBC programme because it would dredge up painful memories. 'At no time was Eric responsible for the fire - at no time did he say he stubbed a cigarette out and it went down a hole.' 'I don't know where Falconer is getting this cock-and-bull story from… The inaccuracies in this report are dumbfounding. ![]() 'I don't believe the statement of Falconer at all,' he said. ![]() But Mr Brownlie, now 80, told the Daily Telegraph today that his uncle - who like him had emigrated to Australia but was visiting family at the time - could not have dropped a lit cigarette during the game. ![]()
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